Tam O’ Shanter by Robert Burns: Scotland’s Most Haunted Poem
The Scottish poet and lyrist, Robert Burns, was born on January 25th, 1759 in Alloway in Ayrshire....
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Winter Solstice: Scottish Megaliths and the World’s Oldest Calendar
The Winter Solstice in Scotland can be a tough time of the year, with barely any daylight hours....
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The Beggar Shepherd: An Old Scottish Christmas Tale
The Beggar Shepherd is an auld Christmas tale from bygone years. It is set in Galloway in the late...
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The Gorbals’ Vampire: The Iron-toothed, Child Eater who Terrorised Glasgow
The words ‘The Gorbals’ Vampire’ spread from lip to lip. Wide-eyed, the children relished the...
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The Brahan Seer: Scotland’s Nostradumus
The crowds gathered at Chanonry Point, a spit of land which extends into the Moray Firth, between...
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Haunted Scottish Highlands: Janet Horne–The Burning of the Last Witch in Scotland
At Spooky Scotland we were very excited to get the following article published in The Spooky...
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