Edinburgh, city of ghosts

ALAN MURDIE is pleased by news of a healthy crop of hauntings in the Scottish capital

KEEPING AN EYE ON THE HAUNTED WORLD For generations Edinburgh has topped many lists of great haunted British cities, enthusiastically embracing its multitude of ghosts and grim historic crimes as an attraction and entertainment for visitors, long before the term ‘Dark Tourism’ was ever uttered. For decades now ghost guides and tours have flourished in and around the Old Town of Scotland’s capital sharing a selection of vintage supernatural and hair-raising tales. Up and around the Royal Mile you can shudder at retellings of these classics, with guides dilating accounts of the wicked Major Weir, the infamous warlock of the West Bow (FT311:30-38), and the ghostly piper trapped in a tunnel leading to Edinburgh Castle. You may hear of the murder of Rizzio, the lover of Mary Queen of Scots…

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