The Scottish Clearances: Beyond the Highland Myth
The Scottish Clearances still haunt the landscape and memory of Scotland. As a student, I...
Read More
Tag: 19th Century
Burke and Hare: Edinburgh’s Most Notorious Anatomy Murderers
Burke and Hare, Edinburgh’s most infamous duo, carved a bloody past through the city’s dark...
Read More
Tay Bridge Disaster: the ghost train that vanishes mid-crossing
Tay Bridge Disaster still haunts the Firth of Tay in more ways than one. On the anniversary of the...
Read More
Haunted Saint Andrews Cathedral: Saint Andrews Cathedral and the Chamber of Corpses: From Friendly Friars to Sinister Spectres
Few places in the world can claim to have as many restless spirits as haunted Saint Andrews...
Read More
Scottish Loch Monsters: Nessie and her Relatives
Scottish Loch Monsters have long captured the world’s imagination, weaving together misty...
Read More
Scottish Graveyards: From a Multi-purpose Commodity to a Dying World
Down through the ages, Scottish graveyards or kirkyards have had a variety of uses other than...
Read More