Stories of Scotland

Stories of Scotland

Stories of Scotland is an award-winning Scottish history podcast. Join hosts Jenny and Annie as they unravel the rich tapestry of Scotland’s culture, nature and heritage. Prepared to climb into caves, cairns and chaos, Jenny and Annie travel around Scotland and investigate how stories of the past can help us make sense of modern life.

Stories of Scotland celebrates Scottish history through traditional storytelling, archival research, museum objects and wandering in nature. It is recorded in Inverness & hosted by Jenny, an environmental scientist & Annie, an archivist.

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Scottish Ghosts: Hauntings in the Press

Scottish Ghosts: Hauntings in the Press

Jenny and Annie investigate real Scottish ghost stories as found in local newspapers in this light-hearted spooky episode. They begin in the town of Port Glasgow, where a family is being tormented by ...

21 Syys 202038min

Elgin Cathedral & the Wolf of Badenoch

Elgin Cathedral & the Wolf of Badenoch

In the first episode of Season 4, Annie and Jenny take a wander around the magnificent ruins of Elgin Cathedral. Known as the Lantern of the North for, as you’ll discover, many reasons - the cathedral...

14 Syys 202035min

Gold Rush in the Far North Highlands

Gold Rush in the Far North Highlands

In this glittering episode, Jenny and Annie uncover the incredible 1869 gold rush in Kildonan, Sutherland in the Far North Highlands. Jenny explains the geology of how gold ended up deep in the Scotti...

8 Heinä 202032min

Clootie Well & the Well of Witchcraft

Clootie Well & the Well of Witchcraft

In this episode, Annie and Jenny take a deep dive into some of the many mystical wells dotted all over Scotland. They visit the Munlochy Clootie Well, one of the largest of its kind in Scotland and un...

29 Kesä 202036min

Illicit Whisky & the Shebeen

Illicit Whisky & the Shebeen

In this episode, Annie and Jenny enter the dark and mysterious world of the shebeen - the illegal Scottish whisky house! The shebeen was at the heart of whisky smuggling and illegal distilling in rura...

18 Kesä 202040min

Bonus: Miniature Sea & Loch Myths

Bonus: Miniature Sea & Loch Myths

Enjoy two of the misfit legends found by Jenny & Annie as they researched Scottish coasts and waters. Jenny recalls a story of a strange folktale of a ghost ship from the mysterious Blawhooly Bay in t...

11 Kesä 202024min

Smoo Cave: Unexpected Love & Sutherland Demons on the North Coast 500

Smoo Cave: Unexpected Love & Sutherland Demons on the North Coast 500

In this episode, Annie and Jenny visit the magnificent Smoo Cave, a favourite on the North Coast 500 and a place that is dear to both. Join them in their expedition deep under the cliffs of the North ...

2 Kesä 202035min

Witches of the Waves

Witches of the Waves

This episode explores the relationship between witches and water in mythology, folklore and a historical witch trial. Annie and Jenny read the 1644 witch trial of Marion Peebles, a woman from Shetland...

25 Touko 202033min

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