Isobel Gowdie: A Witch Trial Extraordinaire in Auldearn, Scotland
Isobel Gowdie was a difficult assignment for us. Spooky Scotland has taken us to many haunted...
Aug 8, 2019 | Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witch-pricker, Witches
Isobel Gowdie was a difficult assignment for us. Spooky Scotland has taken us to many haunted...
Aug 1, 2022 | Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Lughnasadh, Lunastral, Lammas
Lughnasadh is a festival where the first fruits of the harvest are celebrated on the 1st August....
Jun 20, 2022 | Eilean Donan, Myths and Legends, Selkie
The Selkie and the Otter King is a story set to one of the most stunning backdrops in Scotland....
Read MoreMay 29, 2022 | Pact with the Devil, Wizard of Gordonstoun
The Wizard of Gordonstoun looked behind him. The Devil’s black stallion was gaining on him. The...
Read MoreApr 30, 2022 | Beltane, Bride, Cailleach, Dragons, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Myths and Legends, Protestant Reformation
The Dragon’s Hole was said to be the den of a deadly dragon during the 6th Century. The beast...
Read MoreApr 16, 2022 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Martyrs, Orkney, Protestant Reformation, Saint Magnus, Vikings
Saint Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, is an old building. By 1919, it was in urgent need of...
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