Tales of Edinburgh Castle (Luath Storyteller) - Softcover

McHardy, Stuart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910021768 ISBN 13: 9781910021767

Publisher: Luath Press Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

Who was the new-born baby found buried inside the castle walls? Was the real Stone of Destiny returned to Scotland in 1996? Who sat down to the fateful Black Dinner? Why did the ghost of Claverhouse, Marquis of Dundee, appear in the castle?

Dominating the skyline above the city sits the grand and forbidding fortress of Edinburgh Castle. One of Scotland’s most awe-inspiring landmarks, this imposing structure has a rich history and has been of crucial strategic significance since the Bronze Age.

Tales of Edinburgh Castle is a salute to the ancient tradition of story-telling and reveals the legends and varied characters to whom the castle owes its dark notoriety. Stuart McHardy tells the stories that have been passed down and become part of the castle’s historic legacy.

About this title

From the Author:

STUART McHARDY is a writer, occasional broadcaster, and storyteller. Having been actively involved in many aspects of Scottish culture throughout his adult life – music, poetry, language, history, folklore – he has been resident in Edinburgh for over a quarter of a century. Although he has held some illustrious positions including Director of the Scots Language Resource Centre in Perth and President of the Pictish Arts Society, McHardy is probably proudest of having been a member of the Vigil for a Scottish Parliament. Often to be found in the bookshops, libraries and tea-rooms of Edinburgh, he lives near the city centre with the lovely (and ever-tolerant) Sandra and they have one son, Roderick.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1910021768
• ISBN 13: 9781910021767
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 128