Tag: William Wallace

Dunnottar Castle: Dark Deeds and Desperate Defences

Mar 1, 2026 | Corrichie, Covenanters, Dark History, Dunnottar Castle, Edward I King of England, Haunted Castle, Honours of Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots, Picts, Scottish Wars of Independence, Stirling Bridge, Uncategorized, Vikings, William Wallace

Dunnottar Castle clings to the wind-scoured cliffs south of Stonehaven, where the air feels thick...

Read More

William Wallace: The Man, the Myth, The Legend

Aug 22, 2022 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Declaration of Arbroath, Edward I King of England, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Martyrs, Scottish Wars of Independence, Stirling, Stirling Bridge, William Wallace

William Wallace was executed on the 23rd of August 1305. He began life as an obscure laird or...

Read More

The Dragon’s Hole: Beltane Revelries and Saintly Slayings

Apr 30, 2022 | Beltane, Bride, Cailleach, Dragons, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Myths and Legends, Protestant Reformation

The Dragon’s Hole was said to be the den of a deadly dragon during the 6th Century. The beast...

Read More

Robert The Bruce: The Man, The Myths, The Outlaw King

Nov 9, 2018 | Bannockburn, Dark History, Declaration of Arbroath, Edinburgh, Edward I King of England, Knights Templar, Myths and Legends, Robert the Bruce, Scottish Wars of Independence, Stirling, William Wallace

Robert I, King of Scots is better known by his title Robert the Bruce. This was the man who was to...

Read More

Pin It on Pinterest