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...
Apr 30, 2023 | Beltane, Bride, Cailleach, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Myths and Legends
In Scotland, Beltane and May Day are almost synonymous. May Day is a Spring holiday celebrated...
Jan 30, 2023 | Beltane, Bride, Cailleach, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Imbolc, Lughnasadh, Lunastral, Lammas, Myths and Legends, Samhain and Halloween, Summer Solstice, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice
Imbolc is a festival which pre-dates the arrival of Christianity in Scotland. The Coming of...
Read MoreDec 31, 2022 | Haunted Castle, Hogmanay, Pact with the Devil, Uncategorized
Earl Beardie studied his opponent before taking a deep swig of whisky from his glass. Earl Beardie...
Read MoreDec 24, 2022 | Cailleach, Christmas and Yule, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Fire Festivals, Hogmanay, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice
The Cailleach Nollich or the Yeel Carlin is Scotland’s version of the Yule Log. This centuries old...
Read MoreNov 28, 2022 | Bubonic plague and The Black Death, Cardinal David Beaton, Deadly Diseases, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, John Knox, Martyrs, Protestant Reformation, St Andrews
Few places in the world can claim to have as many restless spirits as haunted Saint Andrews...
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