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Born in Fife in 1676, the story of Alexander Selkirk inspired Daniel Dafoe’s novel ‘Robinson Crusoe.’
After choosing to be marooned on a desert island, Selkirk endured solitude, enemy privateers and a round the world trip before landing back on home soil.
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Anyways, was Tom Hanks kissing Wilson in Castaway?
Alchemist Michael Scot is said to have formed the stone circle known as ‘Long Meg and Her Daughters.’
The legend goes that the stones is that the stones were once a coven of witches who the wizard cast a spell upon.
It is said the stones cannot be counted – but, if anyone is able to count them twice and come to the same total – the spell will be broken or it will bring very bad luck.
Episode 51 is live wherever you get podcasts! This one is a doubler with a look into the history of alchemy and the story of Michael Scot, the wizard of the Scottish Borders 🏴 💀
Episode 50 is live wherever you listen to podcasts 💀 🏴
The Edinburgh Vaults are a series of underground chambers located inside the South Bridge's enclosed arches. Originally used as storerooms, the poor conditions led to them becoming a place of squalor, crime, and possibly body snatching.
Our Samhain episode is out now… Happy Halloween 🏴💀
The origins of Halloween are found in the ancient Celtic celebration of Samhain, a festival that marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of a new year. Celts believed that on Samhain, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead were blurred and spirits could roam the earth.
Two episodes will be released in time for Halloween. A spooky fairytale followed by… the origins of Halloween. That’s right, we’re doing Samhain 💀 🏴
Our run up to Halloween begins…The Mackenzie Poltergeist is available to stream wherever you get podcasts 🏴
Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh is home to one of the world's most prolific and violent poltergeists in the world. It has been the subject of numerous investigations and paranormal sightings, with reports of objects being thrown and even people being levitated. The graveyard is believed to be haunted by the spirits of Covenanters who died under Bluidy George Mackenzie's prosecution.
Episode 46 is available to stream wherever you get your podcasts! 💀 🏴
In Shetland folklore, the wulver, or wullver, is a wolf-like humanoid creature. Unlike traditional werewolf legends, the wulver is gentle, rarely harming humans. Some believe that it is a guardian of the sick and the poor. In modern times, the origins of this legend have been disputed.
From Al Capone to crazy experiments, weird laws and flying men this one has it all. Listen to Episode 44 now wherever you get your podcasts 🍻 🏴
The conclusion of our series on the legendary William Wallace is out now! Having led the Scots to a strategic victory over English forces at Stirling Bridge, he suffered a humiliating loss at Falkirk. After time on the run, Wallace returned only to be betrayed to the English. Regardless of defeat, his legacy has endured for centuries, inspiring and motivating generations of Scots and others to fight for freedom.
An introduction to the obscure, contradictory and legendary tale of Scotland's national hero William Wallace. His story starts with the death of King Alexander III and 'The Great Cause' of finding Scotland a new monarch, the events which would shape his life, death and Scotland's fight for freedom.
Theatre superstition has it that if the name of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth is spoken aloud in a theatre outside of when required in performance, calamity will ensue. Is the curse of the Scottish play the work or witches or merely a myth? Episode 42 out now everywhere you get podcasts 🏴💀
james vi: “wait. is this fu***ng play about us?” get your sparknotes out for ‘the curse of macbeth’ out tomorrow at 8am 🏴💀
Episode 41 is available to stream now! We share the Orcadian creation myth of Assipattle and the Mester Stoor Worm. Dragons, Kings, Princesses, Wizards - this has it all 💀 🏴
The Monster of Glamis Castle occupied the thoughts of the elite of Europe in the late 1800s. Was the secret really an ostracised heir to the Strathmore title or merely a royal rumour? We discuss this and the other spirits haunting Glamis in our 40th episode 🏴💀
Am Fear Liath Mòr or the Big Grey Man is a spirit or cryptid said to haunt the second-highest peak in the British Isles, Ben Macdui. Is this creature Scotland's answer to Big Foot or Yeti legends or is this simply the forces of nature playing tricks on seasoned mountain climbers?
In the 1700s, Edinburgh was at the forefront of advancements in medicine. As the demand for cadavers to study increased, the macabre trade of body snatching began... In this episode, we tell the story of Edinburgh's first convicted and executed Resurrectionists, Helen Torrance and Jean Waldie.
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Janet Horne was the pseudonym for an elderly woman in Dornoch who was the last person to be executed in a witch trial in Scotland.
We cover her story with a summary of how the witch trials swept Europe in the early modern period and how religious tensions and prejudice led to her trial.
TW: This story involves mentions of dementia, Alzheimer's and prejudice against physical disabilities.
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✨ Dunfermline Abbey Facts ✨
🏴 The Abbey and the ruins around it are all that remain of a Benedictine Abbey founded by Queen Margaret in the eleventh century.
🏴 King Robert the Bruce is buried here. Inside, beneath the pulpit, is the Bruce’s tomb.
🏴 Outside are the ruins of the Royal Palace, rebuilt from the guest house of the monastry in the sixteenth century for James VI and his Queen, Anne of Denmark.
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Adder stones or hag stones are said to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck. One theory goes that only good things can pass through the hole of an adder stone because bad luck and evil spirits are too big and become trapped in the middle.
Listen to our episode on the Brahan Seer to hear more about these luck wee stones 🏴🎙️
Helen Duncan was a celebrity medium whose predictions got her in hot water with British officials during World War II. Stream episode 36 wherever you listen to podcasts 💀🏴
We're back to talking about our favourite monarch. In our first-ever update episode, we discuss the breaking news story of a group of cryptographers who decoded 57 unseen letters written by Mary, Queen of Scots during her years in imprisonment in England.
The witches’ sabbath from Tam o’ Shanter by now in t-shirt form. Find it on our website, link in bio 🏴💀
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For more Scottish history, spooky mythology and folklore, listen to The Creepy Wee Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more 🏴 💀
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