A Tale of Two Castles: The Burning of Auchindoun and Corgarff Castles
Auchindoun Castle is a stark, lonely ruin nestled in the foothills of the Cairngorms, overlooking...
Read MoreMar 6, 2026 | Atrocity, Auchindoun, Betrayals and Treachery, Burning, Corgarff Castle, Corrichie, Massacre
Auchindoun Castle is a stark, lonely ruin nestled in the foothills of the Cairngorms, overlooking...
Read MoreMar 1, 2026 | Corrichie, Covenanters, Dark History, Dunnottar Castle, Edward I King of England, Haunted Castle, Honours of Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots, Picts, Scottish Wars of Independence, Stirling Bridge, Uncategorized, Vikings, William Wallace
Dunnottar Castle clings to the wind-scoured cliffs south of Stonehaven, where the air feels thick...
Read MoreJun 8, 2024 | Ghost and Spirits, Lochindorb Castle, Moray, Rothes Catle, The Wolf of Badenoch
The Tale of Mary Leslie is forcibly brought to my mind every spring. I had a little white dog...
Read MoreOct 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...
Read MoreJun 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 MoreNov 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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