The Maiden: Scotland’s Guillotine and the Lives It Claimed
The Maiden dropped its blade on James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, at the Mercat Cross in...
Read More
Tag: 16th Century
John Knox Ghost: The Haunting of Cessnock Castle and the Firebrand Reformer
John Knox is said to haunt Cessnock Castle in Galston, Ayrshire. He walks through the castle...
Read More
Gormshuil: The Blue-Eyed Witch of Moy and her Dark Prophecies
Gormshuil Mhòr na Maighe or the Great Gormula of Moy is one of the most fascinating characters to...
Read More
Scottish Reformation martyrs and murders: the high price of certainty
The Scottish Reformation martyrs and murders began with a lethal combination of religious...
Read More
Walter Milne: Scotland’s Last Protestant Martyr Burnt for Heresy
Walter Milne stands as the last Protestant martyr burned in Scotland, a death that helped...
Read More
The Haunted Castles of Caithness- The Ghosts of Scotland’s Northern Edge
The haunted castles of Caithness stand on Scotland’s far northern coast. Here, salt, wind,...
Read More