The Dragon’s Hole: Beltane Revelries and Saintly Slayings
The Dragon’s Hole was said to be the den of a deadly dragon during the 6th Century. The beast...
Read MoreApr 30, 2022 | Beltane, Bride, Cailleach, Dragons, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Myths and Legends, Protestant Reformation
The Dragon’s Hole was said to be the den of a deadly dragon during the 6th Century. The beast...
Read MoreApr 16, 2022 | 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 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...
Read MoreOct 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...
Read MoreOct 28, 2021 | Dark History, Premonition, The Second Sight, Uncategorized, Witches
The Battle of Corrichie took place on the 28th October 1562 and saw the downfall of one of...
Read MoreOct 17, 2021 | Dark History, Ritual Sacrifice
Sculptor’s Cave would have come into view as the boat sailed towards the cove. Perhaps...
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