DiscoverThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesMARY KING'S CLOSE: Edinburgh's Hidden Street of Shadows and the Dead | True Paranormal Stories & Folklore
MARY KING'S CLOSE: Edinburgh's Hidden Street of Shadows and the Dead | True Paranormal Stories & Folklore

MARY KING'S CLOSE: Edinburgh's Hidden Street of Shadows and the Dead | True Paranormal Stories & Folklore

Update: 2025-11-24
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Beneath Edinburgh’s Royal Mile lies a labyrinth of sealed alleys known as Mary King’s Close. It has long been the subject of terrifying legends: plague victims bricked in alive, ghostly children tugging at clothes, and something darker that moves just out of sight.


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Research Links:

https://www.ontheluce.com/mary-kings-close-edinburgh

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-real-mary-kings-close-edinburgh

https://www.thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-real-mary-kings-close

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_King%27s_Close

https://www.realmarykingsclose.com

https://www.kiwi.com/stories/ghosts-of-mary-kings-close-edinburgh

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/mary-kings-close-streamed-paranormal-investigation-reveals-ghostly-activity-3033964


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MARY KING'S CLOSE: Edinburgh's Hidden Street of Shadows and the Dead | True Paranormal Stories & Folklore

MARY KING'S CLOSE: Edinburgh's Hidden Street of Shadows and the Dead | True Paranormal Stories & Folklore