- Greyfriars Kirkyard - All tours last approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes and leave from the “Tree of the Dead” located outside St Giles Cathedral on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. Each guide is a local expert on Edinburgh’s fascinating and horrifying history, with their own unique style and delivery so no two tours are ever the same.
Combining history, humour and horror, this guided walking tour meanders through the labyrinth of Edinburgh’s closes and alleyways before entering Greyfriars Kirkyard, the world’s most haunted site! We finish the tour ends inside the Covenantor’s Prison, a locked section of a 16th Century walled cemetery. Thought to be the world’s first concentration camp, this is the lair of the ’Mackenzie Poltergeist’, the best documented supernatural case of all time.
Since City of the Dead has the only access to the Prison, we have been able to record all of the ‘attacks’ on visitors there. So far there have been over 900 - including 180 people who have been knocked unconscious.
Can cause physical and mental distress. You join us at your own risk.
- Local, expert guide
- Transportation to/from attractions
A compelling fusion of historical intrigue, joviality, and terror, this narrated pedestrian journey escorts you through the enchanting history of Edinburgh and into a sealed-off area of the Greyfriars Kirkyard, notorious as the Covenanter’s Prison.
This is the dwelling of the ‘Mackenzie Poltergeist’, considered the most thoroughly recorded paranormal incident in history. Experiencing the poltergeist is purported to be the apex of the Haunted Graveyard Tour, with hundreds of individuals alleging that the being has assaulted them. Only City of the Dead possesses the key!
• An 80-minute trek through Edinburgh’s eeriest sites, guided by a knowledgeable local.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Language: English only
- Age: Minimum 12
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
