Isobel Gowdie: A Witch Trial Extraordinaire in Auldearn, Scotland
Isobel Gowdie has a restless spirit, if the tales are to be believed. She appears as a green lady...
Aug 8, 2019 | Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witch-pricker, Witches
Isobel Gowdie has a restless spirit, if the tales are to be believed. She appears as a green lady...
Apr 16, 2026 | Bonnie Prince Charlie, Culloden, Dark History, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Jacobite Rebellion, Wars and Battles
Drummossie Moor, otherwise known as Culloden Moor, is a cold, desolate place. A relentless cold...
Apr 16, 2026 | 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...
Read MoreApr 16, 2026 | Ackergill Tower, Castle of Mey (Barogill Castle), Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, Dark History, Haunted Castle, Keiss Castle, Kidnap
The haunted castles of Caithness stand on Scotland’s far northern coast. Here, salt, wind,...
Read MoreApr 16, 2026 | Bonnie Prince Charlie, Culloden, Dark History, Jacobite Rebellion, Myths and Legends, Premonition, Sith (fairies), The Second Sight
The Battle of Culloden was the last battle to be fought upon British soil. The Battle would prove...
Read MoreMar 29, 2026 | Augury, Bird associated with the Devil, Bird lore, Birdlore, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Divination, James I, Myths and Legends, Nature Lore, The Second Sight, Vikings, Witches
Ravens and crows are the primary “Birds of Battle” in Scottish folklore, a role most...
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