The Lost Piper Boy & The Love of a Dog
Built on a 700-year-old extinct volcano (yes volcano), Edinburgh Castle has been home to both Scottish and English monarchs. The most famous being Mary, Queen of Scots. As one of the UK’s oldest castles, it has seen its fair share of blood and war so it's no surprise it has more than a few ghosts. Like most haunted places you have your normal changes in temperature (brrr), shadowy figures, disembodied voices and the occasional touching (who doesn’t like to be felt up by a ghost). But at Edinburgh Castle, you get all of that and more. There were two ghost stories that tugged on my heartstrings. They were the story of the young bagpiper that disappeared and the story of Greyfriars Bobby. So, we’ll start with the lost piper boy. Several hundred years ago, some secret tunnels were found beneath the castle seeming to lead towards Holyrood House which is located at the end of the Royal Mile. The entrance to these tunnels was so small, a young boy and his bagpipes...