Doomed, Dead and Buried
Duration: 1 hours 45 minutes
Doomed, Dead and Buried
Duration: 1 hours 45 minutes
About this tour
Explore the haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults with access no other tour company can offer, then head to the Canongate graveyard, where the spirits of the dead await.
It might be something to do with the change in temperature. Or the perpetual darkness. Or the ever smaller rooms, stretching beyond the weak beam of a torch. Whatever the reason, there’s something unsettling about the Blair Street Underground Vaults – and your expert Mercat guide will reveal the troubling tales on this evening walking tour.
Cannibals. Body snatchers.
Deals with the Devil.
And that’s before we head underground.
Torture. Murder. Hangings. And that’s just what went on in the vaults.
A walk along dim streets to the Canongate graveyard will bring you to the resting place of the city’s most famous figures: Adam Smith, the father of economics; David Rizzio, the lover of Mary Queen of Scots; and James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry – the infamous cannibal of the Canongate.
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Your Edinburgh tour at a glance
Book this tour if you'd like to...
- Explore the Blair Street Underground Vaults and the Canongate graveyard
- Hear of infamous murderers and cursed souls
- Delve into the terror of Edinburgh’s past
- Enjoy a personal tour in a small group
Time, length & age
Summer (April - October): 7.30pm & 8:30pm daily
Winter (November - March): 7:30pm daily
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Children over five years of age are welcome – but you’ll need to judge if they’re up to it!
Meeting point and route
Start: Mercat Cross, High Street
Finish: Canongate Graveyard
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