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02/11/2026

Not long until the Scottish highlands look like THIS 💙❄️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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01/11/2026

November 1st typically resembles the exact day the season begins to slow & my work year essentially comes to an abrupt halt. Although this year is looking incredibly different. By far the busiest November Sassenach Historian Tours has yet to see. I am so very grateful. There is so much coming this month, on & off the road.

However it’ll come to no surprise where I WILL be the most this month! Hint… Sam Heughan knows the place well👀
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📸: Rebecca Atack
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31/10/2026

We survived Kelburn Haunted Forest at Kelburn Castle & Estate 🕸️👻🕯️🖤🌙💀🐈‍⬛🔥
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31/10/2026

trying to get in touch with the good ol’ days 📞👻
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31/10/2026

There’s a little witch in all of us. Just ask
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Happy Halloween 🧡🕸️💀🐈‍⬛👻
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28/10/2026

DID YOU KNOW?
In the Royal Burgh of Culross, 32 women were accused of witchcraft during the mid-17th century. Several were tried, many convicted right here in Culross, others were taken as far as Edinburgh.

Culross is also said to be the most haunted town in all of Scotland.

So, how did people try to protect themselves from these so-called witches back then at the height of the Witchcraft Act?

When you tour Culross Palace, take a closer look above the fireplaces. On the wooden mantels, you’ll spot Witches’ Marks. These protective carvings were meant to ward off evil, spirits, the act of witchcraft, & even the witches themselves. You could lock your doors & windows… but what about the chimney?

These ritual protection circles, often simple floral/compass-drawn shapes, were carved to stop witches from descending into the home through the hearth. They were part superstition, part spiritual safeguard, & entirely woven into domestic life.

Centuries later, they still remain. Etched reminders of the deep fear & poignant belief that once shaped everyday life in this village, & really, all of Scotland.

I must also say… wouldn’t the belief of these marks, also be considered a practice of witchcraft? What say ye? Would that be irony?

See these Witches Marks yourself & learn the lore of Culross on my Toil & Trouble Witchcraft tour OR an Outlander tour!
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26/10/2026

autumnal rain in Culross 🍁🤎🍂🧡
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