Believed to be one of the most haunted locations in the world, Edinburgh is home to its fair share of haunted hangouts.
By Beth Murray
Published 2nd Dec 2020, 20:22 BST
Featuring everything from the ghosts of former Edinburgh residents haunting their old watering holes, to the sites of unexplained deaths and mysterious incidents, this list has it all.
If you visit any of these pubs make sure you look out for anything spooky and out of the ordinary, you won’t be the first to have noticed.
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5. Whistlebinkies Live Music Bar
This pub and live music venue is built into part of the South Bridge vaults and has many spooky tales to tell, including sightings of a ghostly-figure named The Watcher, who wears black riding boots and a tri-cornered hat. Photo: Google
This bar has a clause in its lease forbidding the removal of a human skull from their premises for fear of the consequences. Incidents that occurred after moving it include a shooting, a fire and a mysterious flooding. Photo: Google
Home to the ghost of an archbishop who refuses to leave, mysterious happenings include the pub jukebox being turned on and off according to his taste, and engineers being pushed and thrown to the floor when attempting to fix it. Photo: Google
This tavern is so haunted it's even named after a local ghost.
Deacon William Brodie was a respected Edinburgh citizen but by night was the leader of a gang of robbers. He excessively drank, gambled and was known to be sexually promiscuous. When he was finally caught and hanged he tried to bride the hangman to help him escape, it didn't work and his ghost is said to roam the royal mile outraged. Photo: Google