Edinburgh: City Of The Dead

The so-called Mackenzie Poltergeist is one of the best documented cases of paranormal activity in the world. George Mackenzie-- or Bloody Mackenzie as he was aptly known-- was a hanging judge who sentenced dozens of Covenanters to death. Ironically, he was buried beside the Covenanters' Prison the city's Greyfriars Churchyard. His ghostly presence has been witnessed many times and it is believed that a trouble conscience keeps him from resting in peace. The Nor Loch was the site where those suspected of being witches were hurled into the water to see if they floated-- floating was definitely not the thing to do as it signified that the person was undoubtedly in league with the devil. For Euphame McCalzean, popping her face up to gasp air was enough to seal her fate and she was brutally strangled and then burned at the stake.