Haunted Places in Skottland, Edinburgh (8)

Explore 8 haunted places in Skottland, Edinburgh. Read the stories and find your next ghost trip.

🚇 Mary King's Close Skottland, Edinburgh Underground Edinburgh — the streets that were abandoned during the 1645 plague and are now said to be haunted.
👻 Grassmarket: Covenanters' Memorial, the Gallows and Maggie Dickson Skottland, Edinburgh The Grassmarket was Edinburgh's place of execution for more than a century.
🚇 Greyfriars Bobby Skottland, Edinburgh Here comes a moment of light in the dark. Greyfriars Bobby was a small Skye terrier who by the story guarded his dead master's grave for fourteen years, from 1858 until his own death in 1872.
⚰️ Greyfriars Kirkyard: Covenanters' Prison and the Black Mausoleum Skottland, Edinburgh This is Greyfriars. Here in 1638 the document was signed that defied the king's power over the church.
🚇 Niddry Street and the South Bridge Vaults: Mr Boots Skottland, Edinburgh These vaults were built as storage beneath the bridge, but after thirty years the poorest people in Edinburgh took them over as homes.
⛪ St Giles' Cathedral and the Heart of Midlothian Skottland, Edinburgh Set in the cobbles outside St Giles' Cathedral is a heart of mosaic, the Heart of Midlothian.
🚇 Tron Kirk and South Bridge: The Gateway to the Vaults Skottland, Edinburgh Tron Kirk was raised on the orders of Charles I and completed in the 1640s.
👻 Witches' Well, Castle Esplanade Skottland, Edinburgh On the esplanade in front of the castle, where tourists gather today, burned the largest witch fires in Scotland.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Skottland, Edinburgh?

Haunted Places lists 8 haunted locations in Skottland, Edinburgh, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Skottland, Edinburgh?

Among the most notable in Skottland, Edinburgh: Mary King's Close, Grassmarket: Covenanters' Memorial, the Gallows and Maggie Dickson and Greyfriars Bobby.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Skottland, Edinburgh?

Most haunted places in Skottland, Edinburgh are public sites you can visit; a few are hotels or inns where you can stay overnight.

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