On this day in 1861, newspaper ‘The Gleaner’ published a story about a Dundonian woman who visited Egpyt and was made an ‘interesting’ proposal! Read the story below to find out more. We wonder who this lady was? Â *** ***
DD Tours
DD Tours is run by Stewart and Louise, 2 local tour guides who love sharing the stories of Dundee's history on our walking tours.
Halloween Hauntings Videos, part 2
Today we’ve got an extra creepy video for you, a group of urban explorers in the old abanoned building at Stracathro Hospital. Would you have went exploring in there, armed with nothing but a torch?
Halloween Hauntings Videos, part 1
This is the first of our ‘Halloween hauntings’ videos, where we’re taking a look at some of the videos on YouTube of haunted locations in Dundee. This video shows the inside of the house at Roseangle where Dr and Mrs Woods were murdered. *** ***
Lighting up the Law
It’s United Nations Day today, which marks the anniversary of the United Nations Charter in 1945. With the agreement of this founding document by the majority of its participants, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being. October 24th has been celebrated as United Nations Day […]
Heroes and Villains in Dundee
With heroes and villains month in full swing and reaching its amazing finale, there are a few bits and bobs you really don’t want to miss out on. Saturday 25th Oct has a couple of treats for you, starting from 10am – 11am at Bonar Hall. Dr Chris Murray and Dr Daniel Cook will be […]
Claypotts Castle
Claypotts Castle is a late medieval castle in the West Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland. It is one of the best-preserved examples of a 16th-century ‘Z-plan’ tower house in Scotland. The castle is now maintained as an Ancient Monument by Historic Scotland and is open to the public for only a few days a year. […]
Nine Maidens
Many tales have never come so close to legend as the tale of the Nine Maidens. Whether it be fact, faked, or some half-baked version of the truth, we will never really know.
Broughty Castle
Completed around 1495, the site had been earlier fortified in 1454 when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site. His son Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus was coerced into ceding the castle to the crown.
Persecution of witches
The 16th century was a time of religious upheaval caused, in part, by the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation. As the shockwave of religious division extended across Europe, fear spread that the Day of Judgement had arrived.
Malleus Maleficarum
The Malleus Maleficarum (“The Hammer of Witches”) is the classic Catholic text on witchcraft and was first published in 1487. The book was notorious for its use in the Witch-hunts which were started on a national scale across Europe.