Category: Castles

Mary Leslie: The Rose of Rothes

Jun 8, 2024 | Ghost and Spirits, Lochindorb Castle, Mary Leslie, Moray, Rothes Catle, The Wolf of Badenoch, Women's in Scottish History and Legend

The Tale of Mary Leslie is forcibly brought to my mind every spring. I had a little white dog...

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Satanic Encounters in Scotland: Deals with the Deil

Oct 30, 2022 | Ardvreck Castle, Cailleach, Isobel Gowdie, Samhain and Halloween, Satanic Encounters, Tam Dalyell, The Wolf of Badenoch, Wizard of Gordonstoun

Satanic Encounters are a recurring theme in Scottish lore. Every notorious villain to grace the...

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The Selkie and The Otter King

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....

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The Black Dinner: Inspiration for Game of Throne’s Red Wedding

Nov 24, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Edward I King of England, Robert the Bruce, Stirling Castle

The Black Dinner and the Massacre at Glencoe are dark shadows in Scottish History. It was infamy...

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Edinburgh Castle: A Timeline of Horror, Hauntings and Happenings

Oct 30, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Covenanters, Edinburgh, 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, Yolande de Dreux

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

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