Tales From the Crypts of Auld Reekie

Let me take you on a journey around the cemeteries and burial sites of Edinburgh?
Greyfriars Kirkyard stands located at the southern edge of the Old Town. Burials have been taking place since the late 16th century, and several notable Edinburgh residents buried at Greyfriars.

Greyfriars takes its name from the Franciscan friary on the site (the friars wear grey habits), which dissolved in 1560. The churchyard was founded in August 1562 after authorities granted Royal sanction to replace the churchyard at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.

The Kirkyard was involved in the history of the Covenanters. The Covenanting movement began with the signing of the National Covenant in Greyfriars Kirk on 28 February 1638. Following the defeat of the militant Covenanters at Bothwell Brig in 1679, some 1200 Covenanters remained imprisoned. The accused remained exiled in a field to the south of the churchyard. In the 18th century, part of this field amalgamated into the churchyard as vaulted tombs. The area became known as the “Covenanters’ Prison”.

Greyfriars holds the title of Scotland’s oldest graveyard.

You will hear tales of Greyfriars and many more.
Stories of the Edinburgh body snatchers and the devices constructed to prevent their gruesome reign of terror. The relics from this time and the tales of their diabolical nocturnal activities,
Tales of the supernatural are also present within the grounds of Warriston, situated in the North of the city. Does a ghostly figure continue to walk the cemetery paths today?

Sit back and get ready to venture to these locations and more.
Prepare for a scare.
It is time to come face to face with

Tales from the crypts of Auld Reekie