Spooky Scotland!
Ghostly Tales and Tours for Visitors to Scottish History
Journey into the mist-shrouded heart of Scotland, where ancient castles, fog-laden glens, and lonely graveyards whisper secrets from beyond the grave.
Spooky Scotland is the definitive companion for travelers and ghost-hunters alike, blending spine-chilling folklore with practical, on-the-ground haunted itineraries across the Highlands, Lowlands, islands, and cities.
From the blood-soaked corridors of Edinburgh’s South Bridge Vaults and the restless spirits of Mary King’s Close, to the spectral piper of Clanyard Bay and the phantom armies that still march across Culloden Moor, this book uncovers Scotland’s most haunting legends—backed by historical context, eyewitness accounts, and centuries-old tales passed down through Gaelic oral tradition!
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In 1724 Edinburgh, young fishwife Maggie Dickson was hanged for concealing her illegitimate pregnancy, yet miraculously revived on the road to burial and walked free, earning her the immortal nickname “Half-Hangit Maggie.”
The South Bridge Vaults, steeped in the sordid history of body-snatching, stand as a haunting reminder of a time when the dead fueled the progress of the living.
Step into Mary King’s Close, where shadows whisper tales of sorrow and survival, and prepare to be captivated—if you dare.