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Explore Edinburgh's darker side on an evening walk through closes and old graveyards. Hear about witch trials, plague and Burke and Hare as the light fades.
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A guide leads you through Edinburgh's lanes, Old Calton Cemetery and Canongate Kirkyard, telling of witch persecution, plague and the trade in bodies for anatomy teaching. Stories of Burke and Hare and of seventeenth-century residents connect each landmark to the city's darker past.
The guide and the walking tour are included. It departs daily at 5:30 PM, lasts about ninety minutes, and reviewers describe a funny, kind and passionate guide.
A guide leads you through Edinburgh's lanes, Old Calton Cemetery and Canongate Kirkyard, telling of witch persecution, plague and the trade in bodies for anatomy teaching. Stories of Burke and Hare and of seventeenth-century residents connect each landmark to the city's darker past.
The guide and the walking tour are included. It departs daily at 5:30 PM, lasts about ninety minutes, and reviewers describe a funny, kind and passionate guide.
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1h30
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early evening
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Moderate walking
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Léa (2026-10-07): Found Malek funny, kind and passionate.
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