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Greyfriars Kirkyard: The Graveyard Where the Dead Seem to Fight Back

November 8, 2026November 6, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
St Cuthbert's Kirkyard in Edinburgh with the castle behind it, a historic burial ground near Greyfriars Kirkyard

About 4 min readEdinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard is a place of real history — a 17th-century prison, a loyal dog, and a judge called Bloody Mackenzie. Since 1999, visitors say something in the ground there attacks them.

Categories Hauntings & Paranormal Tags 1999, Covenanters, Edinburgh, Greyfriars Kirkyard, Mackenzie Poltergeist, Unsolved Leave a comment

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