Tag: Haunted

Haunted Saint Andrews Cathedral: Saint Andrews Cathedral and the Chamber of Corpses: From Friendly Friars to Sinister Spectres

Nov 30, 2025 | Bubonic plague and The Black Death, Cardinal David Beaton, Christianity, Deadly Diseases, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, John Knox, Martyrs, Protestant Reformation, St Andrews

Few places in the world can claim to have as many restless spirits as haunted Saint Andrews...

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Edinburgh Castle: A Timeline of Horror, Hauntings and Happenings

Oct 30, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Covenanters, Edinburgh, 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...

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Alexander III: A ghostly visitor at his wedding was a portent of his impending death

Mar 19, 2021 | Alexander III, Dark History, Dumferline Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Edward I King of England, Ghost and Spirits, Scottish Wars of Independence, Yolande de Dreux

Alexander III, King of Scots’ wedding to Yolande de Dreux was unforgettable. Wine flowed...

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Did Robert Burns’ Trip to Rosslyn Inspire lines from his Poem Tam o’ Shanter?

Jan 21, 2021 | Myths and Legends, Robert Burns, Rosslyn Chapel

On the 25th of January, Burns’ Suppers are held all around the world to celebrate the birth of the...

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The Battle of Killiecrankie: Scotland’s Most Haunted Battlefield

Jul 27, 2020 | Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Jacobite Rebellion, Killiecrankie, Wars and Battles

The site of the Battle of Killiecrankie is said to be the most haunted of Scotland’s battlefields....

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Janet Douglas: Witch, Poisoner or the Grey Lady of Glamis?

Jul 17, 2020 | Betrayals and Treachery, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Witches

As Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis was led towards the waiting pyre on that fateful day on July 17th,...

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