The Battle of Corrichie and the Fall of the Cock of the North
The Battle of Corrichie took place on the 28th October 1562 and saw the downfall of one of...
Read MoreOct 28, 2021 | Dark History, Premonition, The Second Sight, Uncategorized, Witches
The Battle of Corrichie took place on the 28th October 1562 and saw the downfall of one of...
Read MoreJan 12, 2021 | Dark History, James VI King of Scots, John Knox, Mary Queen of Scots, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witch-pricker, Witches
Between 1563 and 1763 Scotland was a country in flux and the resulting paranoia fueled the Scottish Witch Trials. Belief in witchcraft was common during the Middle Ages, but the leaders of the Catholic church were largely...
Read MoreOct 19, 2020 | Beltane, Evil Eye, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, James VI King of Scots, Lughnasadh, Lunastral, Lammas, Myths and Legends, Plant Lore, Rowan, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches
The rowan tree has a special place in the hearts of the Scottish people. It was once worshipped by...
Read MoreJul 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,...
Read MoreMar 29, 2020 | Cailleach, Cryptozoology, Culloden, Curses, Dragons, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Haunted Castle, Highland Clearances, Kelpie, Myths and Legends, Scottish Highlands, Seer, Sith (fairies), Skye, The Second Sight, Waterhorse, Witch Hunts and Trials
Perhaps nowhere in the world has as many tales of hauntings as Scotland’s Haunted Highlands....
Read MoreOct 15, 2019 | Protestant Reformation, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witch-pricker, Witches
Witch! This was perhaps the most fearsome word encountered by Kathrin Key, resident of the small...
Read More