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From Darkness to Enlightenment
We tested our witches by throwing them into the filthy waters of the Nor Loch, before burning them...
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They seek me here, they seek me there
As the resident friendly ghost at Mercat Tours, my life is a whirl of social activities. A haunting...
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The books have become not just a success, but more of a phenomenon. The time travelling tales of...
Read StoryElsie Inglis: Who Would Not Go Home and Sit Still
I then tell a little of her story (I could not possibly tell all of it, as it would take up the...
Read StoryMartyrs Monument and Stirling Castle Graveyard
The Monument was paid for by William Drummond a very prosperous Stirling farmer, landowner and...
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Straight across the road from the Mercat Tours office, you’ll see the City...
Read StoryGlencoe; The Valley of Sadness and Mystery
In Glencoe there was a local witch called Corrag. She warned everyone when the Redcoats arrived in...
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