By car

The Lothians: Tranent to Borthwick Castle

A drive from Tranent across to Midlothian. It begins with the maidservant Geillis Duncan, passes the Penicuik witch memorial and the apprentice pillar and fire omen of Rosslyn Chapel, then Dalhousie Castle and its two ghosts, and ends at Borthwick Castle, where Mary, Queen of Scots escaped a siege in 1567.

8 stops · about 48.2 km · allow roughly 3 hrs 45 min

  1. 1
    Witchcraft
    Geillis Duncan of Tranent

    Tranent

  2. 2
    Witchcraft
    The Penicuik Witch Trials

    Trinity Church grounds, Penicuik

  3. 3
    Folklore & legend
    The Apprentice Pillar of Rosslyn Chapel

    Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin

  4. 4
    Curses & omens
    The Chapel That Seemed on Fire

    Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin

  5. 5
    Hauntings
    Sir Alexander Ramsay's Ghost at Dalhousie

    Dalhousie Castle, near Bonnyrigg

  6. 6
    Hauntings
    The Grey Lady of Dalhousie Castle

    Dalhousie Castle, near Bonnyrigg

  7. 7
    Hauntings
    Ann Grant at Borthwick Castle

    Borthwick Castle

  8. 8
    Hauntings
    Mary Queen of Scots in Disguise at Borthwick

    Borthwick Castle and churchyard

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