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Evil Laird Pringle and the Haunting of Buckholm Tower

Elliot
Pringle
Scottish Hauntings
Scottish Myths

One evening in the 1680s, as the light was starting to fade and the colour of day drained away turning eveything to grey an ominous dark character can be seen striding over Ladhope Moor with two large dogs. He is seeking covenanters whom he is sure are holiding an assembly meeting somewhere nearby. His shiny […]

30 Oct

The Phantom Regiment of Killiecrankie

By Amanda Moffet

Scottish Hauntings
Scottish Myths

The Battle of Killiecrankie, fought on the 27th of July, 1689, was part of the Jacobite Risings trying to get James VII/II back on the throne in Scotland, England, and Ireland. It was a bloody victory for the Highland Jacobite army against the government troops (mainly comprising of lowland Scots, incorrectly referred to as ‘English’) […]