Category: Wars and Battles

Edinburgh Castle: A Timeline of Horror, Hauntings and Happenings

Oct 30, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Covenanters, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Edward I King of England, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted Castle, Iron Age, Nine Maidens, Robert the Bruce, Scottish Wars of Independence, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches

Edinburgh Castle looms over Scotland’s capital city, its outer walls seeming to merge with the...

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Alexander III: A ghostly visitor at his wedding was a portent of his impending death

Mar 19, 2021 | Alexander III, Alexander III, Dark History, Dumferline Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Edward I, Edward I King of England, Ghost and Spirits, Scottish Wars of Independence

Alexander III, King of Scots’ wedding to Yolande de Dreux was unforgettable. Wine flowed...

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St Andrews Cathedral: Skeletons, Skulls and Sarcophagi

Nov 30, 2020 | Cardinal David Beaton, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Ghost and Spirits, Graveyards, Cemeteries and Kirkyards, John Knox, Picts, Protestant Reformation, Robert the Bruce, Saint Andrew, Saint Columba, Scottish Wars of Independence, St Andrews

St Andrews Cathedral is the place to visit if you are interested in stones, bones, and ghostly...

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William Wallace: The Man, the Myth, The Legend

Aug 22, 2020 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Declaration of Arbroath, Edward I King of England, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Martyrs, Scottish Wars of Independence, Stirling, Stirling Bridge, William Wallace

William Wallace was executed on the 23rd of August 1305. He began life as an obscure laird or...

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The Battle of Killiecrankie: Scotland’s Most Haunted Battlefield

Jul 27, 2020 | Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Jacobite Rebellion, Killiecrankie, Wars and Battles

The site of the Battle of Killiecrankie is said to be the most haunted of Scotland’s battlefields....

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The Battle of Bannockburn: The Making of the Bruce Legend

Jun 25, 2020 | Bannockburn, Brechbennach (Relics of Saint Columba), Declaration of Arbroath, Edward I King of England, Knights Templar, Myths and Legends, Robert the Bruce, Stirling, Wars and Battles

The Battle of Bannockburn fought on the 23rd and 24th of June 1314, was a turning point in...

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