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Nadine Lee
Griogal Cridhe - Beloved Gregor
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On a Wednesday evening in Edinburgh, direct your ears upwards while wandering up Victoria Street from the Grassmarket and you might just hear a bit of Gaelic tune floating out onto the street below....
Topics: Balloch Castle, breadalbane, Clan Campbell, edinburgh, Edinburgh Gaelic Choir, Execution, Gaelic Clan MacGregor, Gregor Ruadh Red MacGregor of Glenstrae, Grey Colin, Griogal Cridhe, Lament, Marion Campbell, Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Colin Campbell, Taymouth Castle
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Amanda Moffet
History & Mystery in Edinburgh’s Closes
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This posting is a guest posting by Margaret who works at VieAmhor Apartments, an edinburgh based holiday letting agency set right in the heart of Edinburgh’s old town. As you walk up the Royal Mile, ...
Topics: Edinburgh
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The White Lady of Corstorphine
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The Lords Forrester were a principal family in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh. Their main home was Corstorphine Castle, a 14th century stronghold which, by the 18th century, was nothing but ruins,...
Topics: edinburgh, Ghost, Scottish Hauntings
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Nadine Lee
The Sonny Sonny Banks of Loch Lomond
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In the little community of Marchmont in Edinburgh, one of the interesting characters you’ll see about the streets is Sonny Fascia, otherwise known as DJ Sonny. I first met Sonny at the cosy pub in th...
Topics: 1745 rebellion, Andrew Lang, Bonnie Prince Charlie, edinburgh, Flora Macdonald, hip-hop, Jacobite Rising, Loch Lomond, Marchmont, Maxine Sullivan, show trials, the low road, turntablism
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