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Where Is The Edinburgh Vaults Entrance?
Visitors often ask us "where is the Edinburgh Vaults entrance"? In this short video our...
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The History of Scotch Whisky and Edinburgh's Vaults
There’s an old saying: today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky. At time of writing,...
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The Crime of Witchcraft & King James VI | Edinburgh History
Written by Mercat Tours Storyteller Simon Bendle Keep the dates in mind when you hear grisly...
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Putting Victims of Scotland's Witchcraft Trials on The Map
Written by Mercat Tours Storyteller Simon Bendle You don’t have to join an underground...
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Why did people once believe in witches?
Written by Mercat Tours Storyteller Simon Bendle “The good old days” is not a phrase...
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Who Were Scotland's Witches?
Who Were Scotland’s Witches? Written by Mercat Tours Storyteller Simon...
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Edinburgh History: A Letter to the Pope
In this series, we tell the stories of a range of characters from Scottish history. In all of them...
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Edinburgh History | Corstorphine Hill & Clermiston Tower
Written by Mercat Tours Storyteller Scott. In addition to having a lot of history, Edinburgh has...