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A dimly lit stone staircase leading up to a building entrance at night. 1
A cityscape at dusk with illuminated buildings and a prominent castle on a hill. 2
A narrow stone staircase in an old building with exposed pipes and a blue-tiled wall. 3
A cemetery with gravestones and a church. 4
A cemetery at dusk with tombstones and a city skyline in the background. 5
By Scotland City Tours - Somos Escocia

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Overview

    • Stroll down winding alleyways in the centre of Edinburgh
    • Learn about Burke and Hare, known as the Westport Murderers
    • Discover the witch and warlock trials that took place in Scotland
    • Visit Scotland's most haunted graveyard, Old Calton Cemetery
    • Hear stories, myths and funny anecdotes from your local guide

Activity location

    • Edinburgh
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 361 High St, Edinburgh EH1, UK | Meet in front of the entrance to Advocates Close, 361 High Street, (opposite St. Giles’ Cathedral). Look for the black umbrella with the tour provider's yellow logo.
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Tour guide
  • Inclusions
    Walking tour

Know before you book

    • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • Discover Scotland’s mythical sites and Scottish faeries as you walk around the city of Edinburgh. Pass by graveyards, aged houses, and the sites where witches and warlocks were burnt on this sinister yet insightful walking tour.
    Learn about the black market for corpses in the 19th century and the serial killers William Burke and William Hare. Hear how they sold corpses for dissection at anatomy lectures. Visit the Old Calton Cemetery and Canongate Kirkyard.

    Enjoy pleasant views across Edinburgh whilst your guide talks about a particularly dark chapter in the city’s history, the burning of witches and warlocks. Be astounded by the number of people burned for witchcraft and what spells and beliefs caused this.

    Unearth the past as your guide explains about the doctors who cured those with the Black Death, a bubonic plague pandemic in the 1300s. Walk past houses where people lived in the 17th-century and explore the mystery and mysticism that surrounds Edinburgh.

Location

Activity location

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    • Edinburgh
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 361 High St, Edinburgh EH1, UK | Meet in front of the entrance to Advocates Close, 361 High Street, (opposite St. Giles’ Cathedral). Look for the black umbrella with the tour provider's yellow logo.
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 361 High St, Edinburgh EH1, UK | Meet in front of the entrance to Advocates Close, 361 High Street, (opposite St. Giles’ Cathedral). Look for the black umbrella with the tour provider's yellow logo.
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom