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The Witch Stone near Fraserburgh in #Aberdeenshire

The Witch Stone near Fraserburgh in #Aberdeenshire is said to be the site of historical witch burnings. Despite its exposed position, Ladybirds hibernate on it in winter! #FolkloreThursday #Scotland #witchcraft #history #folklore #ladybirds #ladybugs #standingstones

Image from my latest newsletter. Stone Circles, Ga

Image from my latest newsletter. Stone Circles, Gardens, an Abbey and a Tor... #glastonbury

A ghostly piper is said to haunt the ruins of Gigh

A ghostly piper is said to haunt the ruins of Gight Castle in Aberdeenshire. The nearby Hagberry Pot in the River Ythan is rumoured to be bottomless and full of treasure! https://ailishsinclair.com/2016/04/gight-castle-and-the-hagberry-pot/

#FairyTaleTuesday #Scotland #castles #castlesofinstagram #castlesofscotland #castleruins #aberdeenshire #ghosts #ghoststories #ruins

Aikey Brae Recumbent Stone Circle and the Lang Sta

Aikey Brae Recumbent Stone Circle and the Lang Stane of Aberdeen: https://ailishsinclair.com/2019/03/aikey-brae-recumbent-stone-circle/

#standingstones #Aberdeen #Aberdeenshire #stonecircles #scotland #prehistory #urbanhistory

Set in an #Aberdeenshire castle, THE MERMAID AND T

Set in an #Aberdeenshire castle, THE MERMAID AND THE BEAR features the 1597 Aberdeen witchcraft panic & a love story.

FIREFLIES AND CHOCOLATE, inspired by the 18th century kidnapped children of Aberdeen, is set in both Scotland & Colonial Pennsylvania.

Paperback & kindle: author.to/mermaid

#historicalfiction #scottishbooks #witchybooks #romance #castles #stonecircle #standingstones #fiction #readers #readersofinstagram #bookstagram #ukbookstagram #ukbooks #pennsylvania #colonial #18thcentury #16thcentury #witcherature #scottishbookstagram #history #historicalromance #kidnapping #Scotland #indenturedservitude #witchcraft

The real Stone of Scone, or Stone of Destiny, is s

The real Stone of Scone, or Stone of Destiny, is said to be hidden at Finlaggan, the Seat of the Lords of the Isles on Islay. More Islay: ailishsinclair.com/2015/02/five-go-on-an-island-adventure/

#FolkloreThursday #Islay #Scotland #stoneofscone #finlaggen #islands #westernisles

A duller day at the beach. Still beautiful. #beach

A duller day at the beach. Still beautiful. #beach #Scotland

Tales of 3 witches abound in the Forres area of Mo

Tales of 3 witches abound in the Forres area of Moray. First, Macbeth’s Hillock where Macbeth is said to have met 3 witches, then the Sueno’s stone with 3 trapped inside. Finally the gruesome witch’s stone, of which there were once meant to have been three.

#FairyTaleTuesday #witches #threewitches #forres #moray #scotland #witchfolklore #folklore #witch #witchesofinstagram

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