On January 2, 1700, Donald McKulkie, a resident of Drumnameck in the region of Ross, appeared in the legal records regarding an accusation of witchcraft. His case, identified in the archives under the reference C/EGD/1796, marks a singular moment in the waning decades of the Scottish witch trials. As was typical of the period's legal proceedings, the administrative process moved with notable efficiency, documenting his entanglement with the judicial system during a time of significant social and religious transformation in the Highlands.
The records for Donald are succinct, providing little of the narrative detail often found in longer depositions or detailed confessions. Following the initial registration of his case, the judicial process culminated in a trial, indexed as T/LA/1801. On that same day in early 1700, the court reached a conclusion regarding the matter of Donald, effectively closing a case that remains an austere, formalized entry within the broader corpus of early modern Scottish criminal justice.