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Tam Tyrie the Piper
Tam Tyrie the Piper The story should end there. The next morning, Tam and his family should emerge into the sun and make the rest
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The ancient world is everywhere in Angus and Tayside, and Pictish stones are never far away. Taking its name from an 8th century Pictish king, the area has been occupied since the Neolithic period, so there is little surprise that stories lie underneath every stone and between every brick. It boasts dragons and maidens, ghosts and witches, and even the Scottish version of King Arthur’s Guinevere. Just North of Dundee past the Sidlaw hills, Glamis Castle is the legendary setting for Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Here, ghosts haunt ancient castle halls, and gold glistens at the bottom of silvery rivers.
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The St Vigeans Kelpie
The St Vigeans Kelpie ‘When your congregation takes communion after the minister takes his life, this hill will fall in upon itself, and your church
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The Twins of Edzell
The Twins of Edzell Now the villagers were suspicious of outsiders but courteous enough. She had married into a well-respected local family, and soon people
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Earl Beardie and Auld Nick
Earl Beardie and Auld Nick One cold Saturday night, Earl Beardie was playing cards with a friend in Glamis Castle. Deep in the castle, sheltered
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Martin and the Dragon
Martin and the Dragon “Tempted at Pitempton,Draigled at Baldragon,Stricken at Strathmartin,And kill’d at Martin’s Stane.” By Rebecca Brown The City of Dundee is full of
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The White Lady of Balgay Bridge
The White Lady of Balgay Bridge Never cross Balgay Bridge at night, lest you meet the same fate as the White Lady… By Rebecca Brown
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The Laird of Balmachie’s Wife
The Laird of Balmachie’s Wife In the olden times, when it was the fashion for gentlemen to wear swords, the Laird of Balmachie went one