There are multiple audiences which the Scottish Witchcraft Database project may appeal to including those in academia as well as people fascinated by the historical occurrences of “witch findings” in Scottland. Alternatively, the Scottish Witchcraft database’s methodologies may attract data miners. Specifically, the project appeals to those interested in and or tasked with learning about the Scottish witch trials, Universities and data miners.
ENTHUSIASTS
Whether it be historical junkies or those conducting research on the Scottish witch trials, this site could be very useful and intriguing. The cite offers a very easy to use and visually appealing map. The map serves as a very easy way for historians to toggle over various areas of Scottland and see which pinpoint areas were home to the Scottish witches.
DATA MINERS
The locations of Scottish Witches were determined through a data mining process. Wikipedia pages were scraped for each and every mention of Scottish witches and locations were determined from this data mining. Due to the openness on how the data for this page was collected, data miners could be a possible audience. Data miners who are interested in learning about the applications/ results of data mining may be fascinated by this project’s example.
UNIVERSITIES/ HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS
Finally, the website could be informative to historical societies or institutions of higher education. The University of Edinburgh, a prominent university located in Scottland, has already worked with the cite. Furthermore, the “Museum of Witchcraft and Magic” located in the United Kingdom has an exhibit and information on Scottish Witches. The interactive map could be an interesting feature to the museum or at the very least provide further information for those composing the exhibit concerning places of residence.
RELATED PROJECT
https://www.thoughtco.com/salem-village-map-4156901
Although the project was created far prior to that of the Scottish Witches cite, there is also a map concerning the place of residence for Salem witches. An 1876 map created by Charles Upham details the layout of Salem providing residences of witches and homes by the property owners. There is a series of abbreviations used throughout the map to explain the significance of certain locations. The map was synthesized by Upham through a comparative analysis of many maps as well as in-person visits to Salem.
