Rare Scottish Stories
Previously published in our Rare Scottish Stories magazine. Pour yourself a wee cup of tea and read through our fascinating Scottish mysteries!
Rare Scottish Stories #10 The Selkie With The Gold Chain
When a women takes a selkie as a lover on a tiny island in Orkney, a gold chain seals her fate (excuse the pun). This rare Scottish love story has an unexpected ending.
Rare Scottish Stories #9 Scotland’s Unsolved Hot Chocolate Killer
When Madeline Smith purchased an ounce of arsenic on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, she never imagined that she would become the face of one of Glasgow’s longest unsolved murder cases. Did she poison her lover Pierre L’Angelier? You decide.
Rare Scottish Stories #8 The Seal Woman’s Stolen Skin - A Love Story?
A classic Scottish love story treasured all around the world between a selkie and a crofter. A reminder to never take that which doesn’t belong to you.
Rare Scottish Stories #7 A List Of All Haunted Castles In Scotland & Their Stories
From the spectre of a huge yellow monkey at Drumlanrig Castle to the ghost of a lady who kisses men on the cheek as they sleep at Meggernie Castle - explore Scotland’s most unusual castle hauntings in all their grisly details.
Rare Scottish Stories #6 An In Depth Look At The Haunting Of Ballechin House
From weeping nuns to invisible dogs - the slaying of Major Stewart’s beloved black spaniel kick started a chain reaction of terrifying hauntings at this Perthshire mansion. There are several possible causes for the hauntings - what do you think?
Rare Scottish Stories #5 The True Origin Of The Loch Ness Monster
Hidden from Scottish history - this is the true origin story of the Loch Ness monster and it is much scarier than we all thought.
Rare Scottish Stories #3 The Man In The Heather
Read on thoughtfully and with an open mind - miracles, even those given by the faeries, do happen and are well documented throughout Scottish history.
Rare Scottish Stories #2 Sandy MacNeil’s Dog
The paranormal apparition of ghostly giant black dogs are common across Scotland and are known in Scottish Gaelic as the Cù Sith. Is this story a documented account of a real Cù Sith?
Rare Scottish Stories #1 The Murderess Barbara of Argyll
This story - almost lost to Scottish history - is a word of warning to those that follow the belief that the grass is greener on the other side. The result is the murdered murders the murderers in this account of Scottish coastal crime.
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