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Scotland Magazine author Diane MacleanEdinburgh's deep, dark secretsDIANE MACLEAN TOOK A SPINE-TINGLING TRIP DOWN INTO EDINBURGH’S UNDERBELLY AND ITS ‘MOST HAUNTED PLACE’: MARY KING’S CLOSE Midway down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile stands the proud building housing the City Chambers. Built in the 1750s, it was a testament to the city’s burgeoning wealth, yet this building, magnificent in itself, sits on top of buildings even more intriguing. Edinburgh’s deepest, darkest secret, rumoured to be... ScotMag Recommends from Issue 9 published on 20/7/2003 Gone to the devilDIANE MACLEAN LOOKS INTO THE STRANGE AND DISTURBING INSTANCES OF WITCH-HUNTS IN SCOTLAND When Rabbie Burns wrote his poem Address To The Deil in 1785, he could afford to make light of the idea of ‘warlocks grim’ flying into the Galloway twilight. Scotland had burnt her last witch nearly 80 years previously, and the hysteria that had infected the country had died away. Witch-hunting cam... Bizarre Scotland from Issue 9 published on 20/7/2003 |  | ||||||||||||
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