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Edinburgh Vaults
Beneath the Royal Mile lies a city of the dead. Burke and Hare stored bodies here. The impoverished lived and died in darkness. Mr. Boots stalks investigators. The stone circles drain camera batteries.
1788 - Present
Edinburgh, Scotland
100000+ witnesses
The Edinburgh Vaults are Scotland’s underground hell.
The Construction
South Bridge built:
- 1788 completion
- Vaults beneath arches
- Storage originally
- Workshops
- Then abandonment
The Residents
Desperate poor:
- Forced underground
- Disease rampant
- Crime flourished
- Prostitution
- Death common
Burke and Hare
Body snatchers:
- Stored victims
- Sold to doctors
- 16 murders
- Used vaults
- Evil lingers
Mr. Boots
Malevolent spirit:
- Heavy footsteps
- Threatening presence
- Attacks investigators
- Scratches people
- Tall shadowy figure
The Stone Circles
Paranormal hotspot:
- Battery drain
- Cameras fail
- Cold spots
- Pagan origin?
- Energy vortex
Modern Tours
Tourist attraction:
- Multiple companies
- Nightly tours
- Activity common
- Visitors touched
- EVPs captured