Category: Curses

MacBeth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

Aug 15, 2022 | Anglo-Saxons, Betrayals and Treachery, Britons, Curses, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, MacBeth, Picts, Scone, Vikings

MacBeth mac Findlay’s heart pounded as sword clashed against sword. The singing swings of the...

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Gowk Day: April’s Fool’s Day in Scotland

Apr 1, 2021 | Calanais, Curses, Giants, Gowk Day (April's Fools Day), Sith (fairies)

Gowk Day is Scotland’s take on April ‘Fools Day and is also celebrated on the 1st of April. In...

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Spooky Scotland’s Guide to the Scotland’s Haunted Highlands and Islands

Mar 29, 2020 | Cailleach, Cryptozoology, Culloden, Curses, Dragons, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Haunted Castle, Highland Clearances, Kelpie, Myths and Legends, Scottish Highlands, Seer, Sith (fairies), Skye, The Second Sight, Waterhorse, Witch Hunts and Trials

Perhaps nowhere in the world has as many tales of hauntings as Scotland’s Haunted Highlands....

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The Curse of Patrick Hamilton

Feb 28, 2020 | Betrayals and Treachery, Curses, Dark History, Martyrs, Protestant Reformation, St Andrews

Patrick Hamilton was only 24 years old on that fateful day in 1528. A tempest was raging through...

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The Curse of Clava Cairns

Dec 21, 2018 | Chambered cairn, Curses, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Neolithic, Prehistory, Sith (fairies), Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

The Highlands of Scotland are shrouded in myths and stories of ancient guardians who protect the...

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