The church of bones and lost souls
In the old streets of Naples, there’s a small church of bones, mystery and cult worship – an offshoot of the Neapolitan Cult of the Dead.
The mystery of a Scottish minister and a secret world of fairies
Robert Kirk’s research into fairy folklore is still important today. Was this 17th century Scottish minister punished for prying a little too closely into the world of fairies and elves?
Glasgow-London: two cities, two stones and a lot of myths
A cycle ride to the outer edges of Glasgow finds stones, myths, floating saints, plane twitchers and echoes of one of London’s strangest landmarks.
Wild beauty in a disappearing graveyard
It took me a moment to notice there was something different about this graveyard.
Saints and gangsters: In search of a lost burn (Part 3)
The final part of searching for the lost Molendinar Burn.
St. Peter’s Cemetery (Petersfriedhof) in Salzburg: The prettiest cemetery in the world?
The atmosphere was quiet and wistful as we drifted one late Sunday afternoon through the grand squares and charming side-streets of Salzburg.
Hidden Fife: the veiled church
The motorist rushing along the A914 through central Fife would have to be especially sharp to notice the small sign for and the anonymous dirt track that leads up to the hamlet of Cults and its hidden church, the Cults Kirk.
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