Dark History Archives – Spooky Scotland

Rosemarkie: Saints, Stones and a Brutal Pictish Murder

Rosemarkie sits quietly on the Black Isle, a small, picturesque village in a sheltered bay on the...

The Maiden dropped its blade on James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, at the Mercat Cross in...

Major Thomas Weir was one of Edinburgh’s most respected citizens — until the night he...

Montrose and Argyll stand on opposite sides of St Giles’ High Kirk in Edinburgh, carved in...

The Siege of Stirling Castle stands as one of the most high-stakes confrontations in the Wars of...

John Knox is said to haunt Cessnock Castle in Galston, Ayrshire. He walks through the castle...