Isobel Gowdie: A Witch Trial Extraordinaire in Auldearn, Scotland
Isobel Gowdie was a difficult assignment for us. Spooky Scotland has taken us to many haunted...
Aug 8, 2019 | Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witch-pricker, Witches
Isobel Gowdie was a difficult assignment for us. Spooky Scotland has taken us to many haunted...
Dec 28, 2025 | Ghost Train
Tay Bridge Disaster still haunts the Firth of Tay in more ways than one. On the anniversary of the...
Dec 26, 2025 | Flannen Islands
The Flannan Islands Mystery is one of Scotland’s most enduring maritime mysteries. It was...
Read MoreDec 25, 2025 | Arbroath, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Edward I King of England, Picts, Robert the Bruce, Scone, Scottish Wars of Independence, Stone of Destiny, Symbols of Scotland, William Wallace
The Stone of Destiny was at the centre of a daring heist that took place on Christmas Day 1950. It...
Read MoreDec 24, 2025 | Christmas and Yule, Chrom Dubh na Nollaig, Druids, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Prehistory, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice
Did you know that once upon a time, Christmas was banned in Scotland- by the Kirk? And that...
Read MoreDec 23, 2025 | Christmas and Yule, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Orkney, Shetland, Trows, Vikings, Winter Solstice
The Yules was the old festive celebration in Orkney and Shetland. It is derived from the old Norse...
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