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Greyfriars Cemetery. Let us know of any recommendations
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InTeGrA65 Spook


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Ruby Site Admin


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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: Greyfriars Cemetery. |
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I think you must mean Greyfriars in Scotland, UK
There is a piece about it in Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...s_Kirkyard
I'll see what I can find out about its hauntings over the next day or so. Sounds like it could be interesting!
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InTeGrA65 Spook


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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Greyfriars Cemetery. |
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Yes, I seen some of it on Ghost Adventures, sounds morbid but, It looked so beautiful
There was also a short story about it on "scariest places on earth"
I am wondering if anyone has gone there and maybe has some pictures.
Thanks Ruby 
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Gerry Poltergeist


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gwinni Poltergeist


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Ruby Site Admin


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Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: Greyfriars Cemetery. |
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Greyfriars cemetery is a popular tourist destination. It's famed for its ghosts and is reputed to be one of the most haunted spots in Edinburgh. It's also famous due to the story of Greyfriars Bobby, a dog that mourned its master, which was later turned into a Disney film.
A tour guide gives a brief account of poltergeist activity:
www.rense.com/general28/even.htm
Here is a chilling story of grave robbing, and two pages of cemetery pics ... It's very creepy!
www.eden-designs.com/t...friars.php
I'll keep searching for more info on the hauntings
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 12:26 pm Post subject: Re: Greyfriars Cemetery. |
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Here are a few more photos:
www.hauntedland.co.uk/...ilway.html
I'm struggling to find any info about the ghosts themselves. The following is a description of reported hauntings from Haunted World Tours.com:
Greyfriar’s Cemetery has been considered haunted for generations. Its history is filled with the horrific, from deliberate headstone removal and desecration, bodysnatching and live burial, to witch burnings and use as a mass prison. Around 1998, however, a new and inexplicable phenomenon began occurring in the graveyard where visitors claimed to have encountered cold spots, nauseating smells, loud noises coming from empty tombs, and even physical injury. Many visitors and tour guides have been the victim of attack by unseen entities who leave bruises, cuts, and scratches on the unwary. People were routinely knocked unconscious and overcome by debilitating nausea and vomiting. Homes near the graveyard became plagues by poltergeist activities such as smashed china and glassware, moving objects, shadowy figures, and menacing, guttural laughter.
There are two areas of the cemetery where activity is extremely dense, one being the area around the MacKenzie Mausoleum (also called the Black Tomb) and the other in the gated area known as the Covenanter’s Prison.
It is said that George MacKenzie is the shadowy entity haunting the area near his family tomb. In the 17th century, MacKenzie, a loyal subject to Charles II of England, is said to have ruthlessly persecuted and imprisoned “unrepentant” Scottish Presbyterians who formally entered into what they called a “Covenant Between God and Country.” This act of Scottish loyalty excluded the authority of Charles II and it is said that MacKenzie soundly punished all those Covenanters he could round up. Many were imprisoned in harsh and unforgiving conditions in a small area inside Greyfriar’s and most of the Covenanters died there rather than revoke their oath. Since that horrible event, the Covenanter’s Prison as well as the MacKenzie Mausoleum have both been fearsomely active, although it was not until recently that the spirits said to inhabit the area have begun to strike out against visitors and nearby residents.
Currently, the Covenanter’s Prison area is only accessible to visitors accompanied by a tour guide; the MacKenzie Mausoleum is nearby and can be visited and photographed – at one’s own peril, evidently.
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InTeGrA65 Spook


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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: Greyfriars Cemetery. |
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Thank you Ruby.
This story was quite interesting, I am going to do some looking into this Friday when i am off, I sure wish i could take a trip there, Maybe i could stay with Gwinni.
That would be a once in a lifetime trip and I'm not sure if i would come back! Edinburgh looks like a awesome place to live.
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