![]() If the thought of heading around Greyfriars has got you interested to experience more of Haunted Edinburgh, then take a look at these tour options below. If a tour group meets at the ‘Tree of the Dead’ and their office is the former watchhouse in the graveyard itself, then you know they’re gonna be good.Īll of their tours are extremely popular and sell out fast and booking is highly recommended. Only one tour company is granted access to the Black Mausoleum as well as the Covenanter’s Prison and that’s the award-winning City of The Dead Tours. Such was his zeal for his new office that he is said to be responsible for imprisoning and torturing over 1000 Scots in an area of the Kirkyard that is now known as the Covenanter’s Prison. The infamous poltergeist who regularly scratches or bruises visitors getting a little too close to his tomb is the notorious George Mackenzie, aka ‘Bloody Mackenzie’ and is probably the main reason why those searching for the macabre visit Greyfriars at night.Īs Lord Advocate, (the Senior Scottish Law Officer) Mackenzie is most remembered for persecuting Covenanter’s during the reign of Charles II. ![]() The Black Mausoleum | Greyfriars Kirkyard | Edinburgh The Kirkyard, of course, is the burial ground surrounding the Kirk. It’s used solely for the Church of Scotland. I mention the term Kirk throughout this post and if you’re not familiar with it or with the term Kirkyard then you may not know that it’s the Scots word for church. St Giles Cathedral | Adapted from ewg3DĮdinburgh had to bury its dead somewhere and its oldest graveyards remind us of a time when even the dead weren’t safe, and where murder, poverty and imprisonment are remembered forever if you know where to look. ![]() Rowling inspiration for their most notorious characters, and take a night tour of the world’s most haunted graveyard if you dare. Get ready to step into a world of ghosts and body snatchers, to discover the graves that gave Charles Dickens and J.K. After visiting ALL of the graveyards in this guide I’d love to share with you Edinburgh’s finest graveyards, tell you the graves you should be looking at (in my opinion) and drop in the odd haunting here and there for good measure.
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