Ghosts

The Lion in the Trenches room

Clan heirlooms at heart of Loch Lomond Arms re-design by Russell Sage

I visited this Edinburgh Old Town pub after £1million transformation

A lost portrait of Robert Burns by the renowned artist Sir Henry Raeburn recently went display at the National Galleries Scotland: National in Edinburgh (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Arts diary: Panto to porridge and Robertson's love for Tam O'Shanter

The David Hume mausoleum at Old Calton Burial Ground

Exclusive 'Disturbing occult paraphernalia' found at David Hume mausoleum

Do you have your jokes ready for Halloween?

Scarily Good: 100 of the best Halloween jokes for kids

Some of the most haunted streets in Glasgow.

Glasgow Ghosts: Here are 10 of the most haunted streets in Glasgow

A few of Edinburgh's most haunted streets.

Edinburgh's Most Haunted Steets: 10 spookiest locations in the Capital

Psychic researcher Harry Price (left), director of the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, X-raying a sealed box which once belonged to religious prophetess Joanna Southcott with his assistant, August 1938. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Why we keep hunting ghosts – and what it says about us Alice Vernon

I had dinner in best restaurant on Edinburgh's most enchanting street Gaby Soutar

Dawn Steele

My Festival: Dawn Steele: 'I am woken by our two sausage dogs at 5am'

Monica Dolan in 'A Ghost Story for Christmas: Woman of Stone'.

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Woman of Stone Review - four stars

Financial issues are what Scottish people fear the most.

What haunts Scots more than ghosts? Scottish people's 10 biggest fears

Moon setting over Skye by Pat Trotter.

'My mission to visit 20 islands of the ancient Kingdom of the Isles'

Mercat Tours staff, Linda Bates, Kat Brogan, Adam Dickinson, Lindsay Evans and Jonathon Dodds

Mercat Tours secures B Corp certification

Holy S**t Improv

Holy Sh*t Improv Arrives in Edinburgh Fringe for the First Time

Cutting back on NHS mental health services would be a mistake (Picture: Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images)

The NHS can't go on this way. Something needs to change or services will suffer

The Ghosts of North Leith

The Ghosts of North Leith: Graveyard inspires short plays

If you search Halloween on Google, expect your results page to be haunted.

13 Halloween Easter eggs on Google from The Addams Family to Alien

Here are 9 Halloween treats landing on Netflix this October. Cr. Netflix

Here are 9 of the best new horrors new to Netflix in October

The Haunted Castle is on at Warwick Castle over Halloween

Review: This castle offers up a shockingly good Halloween treat

Glasgow is reportedly a hive of ghosts, ghouls and legends. Cr. Canva Pro/Getty Images

Here are the 10 most haunted locations to visit in Glasgow

Five TV shows about haunted houses including Ghosts

Here are the top 10 most haunted locations to visit in Scotland

An authorised novel set in the same universe as Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House by Elizabeth Hand will be released in October. Image: Netflix

Five books being released in October including A Haunting on the Hill

Here are 10 of the most haunted Scottish locations to visit 2023

Lauriston Castle is a 16th-century tower house that was destroyed by the "Rough wooing" raids of English troops in 1544 meaning it has seen its fair share of bloody history. In recent years, paranormal aficionados were shocked after a man shared a photo of a mysterious figure standing by one of the castle's windows - no individual in such an attire was reported to be at the castle that day, adding to the ghostly mystery.

Edinburgh’s 10 ‘most haunted’ places known for ghost sightings

Bruce Springsteen at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 30 May 2023.

13 pictures of Bruce Springsteen’s Edinburgh gig – and the full setlist

Red Nose Day is nearly here and Comic Relief has unveiled a new Red Nose for 2023

Red Nose Day 2023: What Comic Relief has planned for big day

Not our holiday house

Ghosts tried to spoil my weekend - Gaby Soutar

Netflix has launched a new supernatural investigation service

Netflix launches new supernatural investigation service

The five best Christmas horror movies to watch this season

These are the best new TV series and films dropping on Netflix in February

How to watch spectacular opera from New York at home for free

Glasgow-based actor, writer and director Adura Onashile has created Ghosts for the National Theatre of Scotland. Picture: Niall Walker.

National Theatre to tackle Scotland's slave trade history as 2020 programme is r...

Under the lights at New Dundas Park

Ghosts of a thousand miners light the night as Bonnyrigg Rose beat Buckie Thistl...

EU citizens now account for one-third of staff at Mercat, which runs tours in several languages. Picture: Contributed

Edinburgh firm Mercat Tours hails rise in new EU recruits

A blackboard and an Action Man both staples under the Christmas tree over the years

Susan Morrison: Ghosts of presents past that haunt my Christmas

Paul Lawrie's mansion. Picture: Savills.

Paul Lawrie puts '˜haunted' mansion up for sale for Â£2.2m

Kris Bryant of the Chicago Cubs celebrates after his side defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game 7 to clinch the World Series for the first time in 108 years. Picture: Getty

Ghosts of Billy Goat and Bartman banished as Cubs win it all

Mark Gatiss tweeted a photo of himself teasing the series. Picture: BBC

Benedict Cumberbatch '˜thrilled to be back' filming fourth series of Sherlock

The headquarters of Lehman Brothers on New York's Wall Street in 2006. Picture: AP

Grant Maclean: Ghosts of financial crisis past still haunt us

Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons performing. Picture: Getty Images

Gig review: Mumford & Sons, SSE Hydro, Glasgow
MUMFORD & Sons, the skiffle Coldplay, have beefed up their mannerly – and occasionally mannered – sound considerably on their most recent album, Wilder Mind, pr...

Mumford & Sons

Gig review: Mumford & Sons, SSE Hydro, Glasgow

The Royal Lyceum has a rich history. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Joyce McMillan: Ghosts of productions past

Megan Barkers reworking of Ghosts is a brave and interesting experiment, featuring strong central performances. Picture: Contributed

Theatre review: Ghosts, Tron, Glasgow

Compact crossword - The Scotsman, 08/06/15

Are you prepared for a zombie apocalypse? Picture: Columbia Tri-Star

Ghosts and zombie apocalypse plans among council FOIs

Work continues to progress as Hampden is turned into an athletics arena. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Ghosts of Jinky and Bremner must be our guardians

Fanfarlo: A decorative sound full of pretty flourish and soaring crescendos

Gig review: Fanfarlo, Glasgow

Call of Duty Ghosts. Picture: Contributed

Scotsman Games review: Call of Duty: Ghosts, PS4

Call of Duty: Ghosts is a "monument to absurdity", says our reviewer. Picture: Getty

Scotsman Games review: Call of Duty: Ghosts

Laura Marling played at Eidnburgh's Usher Hall. Picture: Contributed

Gig review: Laura Marling, Edinburgh

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Book review: Darwin’s Ghosts

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DJ Podcast: Mister Smith

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Gig review: Laura Marling, St Giles Cathedral

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Palace’s ghostly goings-on are sure to raise spirits

The Scotsman Top Stories

Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries