The Entrance to Edinburgh Castle - Is Edinburgh Castle Haunted? Edinburgh Castle Ghosts.
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Edinburgh Castle Ghosts – Is Edinburgh Castle Haunted?

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Have you ever wondered if Edinburgh Castle is haunted? With over 900 years of history, surely there have been at least one or two ghosts spotted on the grounds, right? Or weird whispers could have been heard from the stone walls. Or could it just be gusts of wind mistaken for whispers and cold spots throughout…

The Vennel in Edinburgh
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The Dark History of Half Hangit Maggie

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On September 2nd, 1724, a young woman named Margaret Dickson faced a crowd of onlookers booing her, excited to see her fall to her death, hanged on a gibbet in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh. However, about an hour after Maggie was declared dead and lying in a coffin, making her way to Musselburgh to be…

The dimly lit haunted Blair Street Vaults
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The 16 Best Edinburgh Vaults Tour in 2024

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Are you looking for the best Edinburgh vaults tour and unsure which one is for you? Do you want to make your Edinburgh underground tour extra spooky with tales of ghosts and dark history? Or would you prefer a tour that only focuses on Edinburgh’s history? Whether it is your first visit to Edinburgh’s underground…

Plague Doctor in the Spooky Streets of Edinburgh ready to go down to the underground city of Mary King's Close to help plague victims
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Mary King’s Close – Edinburgh’s Plague Infested Underground Street

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Deep beneath Edinburgh’s Royal Mile sits a dark secret. Once rife with the plague, a narrow alleyway is buried underground in Edinburgh’s City Chambers. Mary King’s Close was located in the center of Edinburgh’s Old Town during the 17th century. The close was named in 1630 after Mary King, a fabric merchant who built her…