Tucked down a cobbled street off George IV Bridge, Greyfriars Kirkyard (meaning churchyard in Scots) is a surprisingly peaceful spot by day with the sun filtering through the leaves of ancient oak ...

Body snatchers, violent ghosts, a loyal dog, and Harry Potter characters may seem like strange bedfellows, but in Scotland’s gorgeous, gothic capital city of Edinburgh, the four merge to make up the ...

One of the anecdotes that made Greyfriars Kirkyard famous is the curse of Charles II's senior officer, Sir George Mackenzie. George Mackenzie was so villainous that his name was 'Bloody' for his ...

Greyfriars Bobby and his owner, an Edinburgh watchman named John Gray, patrolled the area on their nightly rounds. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited ...

Greyfriars Kirkyard is one of Edinburgh’s most historic and, according to some reports, supernatural sites in the city and as such is a major draw for tourists visiting the city. A number of notable ...

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Police investigating a sexual assault in an Edinburgh graveyard have said they are keen to hear from anyone who may have witnessed an earlier incident in a nearby pub. A woman was attacked in ...

A rapist who escaped justice for seven years following a sex attack in Edinburgh's Greyfriars kirkyard has been jailed after being caught through his DNA. Cy Sullivan, 26, raped his 46-year-old victim ...