The White Hart Inn Edinburgh | Resident Ghosts & Links With Murder
From detatched legs to resident ghosts and links with murderers Burke & Hare, Edinburgh’s White Hart Inn seems to have it all
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Top 10 Famous Stolen Bodies: From Charlie Chaplin to Eva Peron
The more the famous the person, the more chance they have of having their corpse stolen. Be it for reconstructive surgery, ransom or even occult rituals, no-one is safe from body snatchers
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Edinburgh Castle | The Most Haunted Place in Scotland
Rediscover seven ghostly tales from Edinburgh Castle, from a Ghost Dog which haunted the cemetery to a dsigruntled Prisoner of War
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Does Body Snatching Still Happen? 8 Real Life Famous Cases!
Think body snatching was a thing of the past? Think again. Here’s 8 modern day body snatching cases that will make your toes curl
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The Extraordinary Life of Deacon Brodie (A Full Account)
If you spend any time in Edinburgh, chances are you’ll end up at Deacon Brodie’s Tavern, one of the…
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Unveiling The Edinburgh Miniature Coffins: The Mystery of The 8 Arthur’s Seat Coffins
Found in the ‘Daith Comes In’ gallery at Scotland’s National Museum, the Edinburgh miniature coffins or Burke & Hare murder dolls still have a sense of mystery
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Edinburgh Graveyards Not To Be Missed in Edinburgh Old Town
Edinburgh’s graveyards are the oldest & spookiest in Scotland. Visit the Old Town for Greyfriars Kirkyard, the most haunted graveyard in the world and walk down the Royal Mile for Canongate, St Giles
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Greyfriars Kirkyard: An Ultimate Guide To The Most Famous Graveyard in Edinburgh
The Ultimate Guide to macabre & spooky graves in Greyfriars Kirkyard visit The Black Mausoleum, mortsafes and Covenanters Prison in the world’s most haunted graveyard
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The Cursed Grave of Seath Mor Sgorfhiaclach
The deeply cursed grave of Seath Mor Sgorfhiaclach, the clan chief also known as ‘The Great Shaw’, is topped with 5 cursed ‘homing stones’, and it is perhaps only the brave or the foolish who dare to approach it.
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Hidden History of Dunblane Cathedral
On the night of 8th June 1828, a body was stolen from the graveyard at Dunblane Cathedral in Stirlingshire,…
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Edinburgh’s Escape The Past: The Anatomist
In a city where cadavers were once the hottest commodity, anything relating to the dark art of body snatching and providing corpses for the 19th century dissecting table was always going to pique my interest.
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Half Hangit Maggie: The Woman Who Came Back To Life
The legend of Half Hangit Maggie, is one of the most re-told tales on Edinburgh’s Grassmarket and a story…
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Discover A Darker Side To The Scottish Borders
Discover body snatching and haunted graveyards in the Scottish Borders on this short road trip around Jedburgh
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Body Snatching In Strathspey | On The Edge Of The Scottish Highlands
Take yourself off on a mini roadtrip travelling around Strathspey to discover two body snatching sites on the very edge of the Scottish Highlands
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Body Snatching On The A75 | Scotland’s Haunted Road
Take a trip along the A75 in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland’s most haunted road and discover some forgotten body snatching tales and darker graveyards along the way
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Edinburgh Greyfriars | The Most Macabre Graves To Visit
Take a trip to Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh, and even if graveyards and the macabre aren’t your ‘thing’, I can pretty much guarantee you’ll find yourself wandering through the famous gates of Greyfriars Kirkyard.
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5 Coastal Graveyards In Scotland With A Darker Past
I’m sharing with you my top five hidden coastal graveyards that, on first sight, may not look anything special, but if you know me, then you’ll know they’ll all be linked with the dark art of body snatching somewhere along the line.
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Why Are There Cages Over Graves? It’s Not For Vampires!
If you’ve ever seen a cage over a grave, then what you’re looking at is a mortsafe, a cage used to protect the dead from bodysnatchers.
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Why Did Anatomists Hire Body Snatchers? | The Real Reasons
Ever wondered why anatomists stopped raiding graveyards and the professional body snatcher took over the task of acquiring cadavers for the dissecting table…
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The Tedious Job Of Oakum Picking In A Victorian Prison
If you’re doing any research into criminal ancestors and the time they spent in a Victorian prison, chances are you’ll have heard about oakum picking. But what exactly was it? In this post I try to find out.
