The Haunted Explorer

Sometimes life takes us on unexpected detours, and sometimes they are ones we didn’t realise we needed. Last year, I had two books with...

Happy New Year all :-) It has been some time since I posted. 2024 continued to be an incredibly challenging year. For someone who writes...

Like so many people seem to have experienced, 2024 has been a difficult year. For me personally, I struggled to find time to write, it's...

Most people involved in paranormal research are likely familiar with the Panasonic DR-60 Audio Recorder. This basic recorder, first...

Little remains of Castle Coeffin on the island of Lismore, yet what does remain is striking. Visitors could easily be forgiven for...

In the Aberdeenshire countryside, close to the village of Old Deer, lie the remains of Deer Abbey. The abbey is easy to miss, the ruins...

To claim to be the most haunted pub in Scotland is quite a statement, yet the Banshee Labyrinth in Edinburgh proudly makes that very...

Although is it now a suburb of Edinburgh, Corstorphine was a separate village until around 1920, when the growth of the city absorbed it....

A short distance from the town of Banchory in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland stands Crathes Castle. The estate was originally...

As far as castles go, the location of Findlater is impressive, perched not just on, but in, a rocky outcrop accessible only by a long,...

The formidable structure of Ackergill Tower sits on a remote shoreline close to the town of Wick on the north east tip of mainland...

The Reverend Kirk could be viewed as one who overcame the odds in several challenges through his life. The 7th son of the minister James...

Galdenoch Tower sits approximately seven miles northwest of the town of Stranraer, within the grounds of a working farm. The 'L-plan'...

At first glance, a stone obelisk which stands at the side of the road overlooking Loch Oich in the Scottish Highlands appears to be...

Are you ready to return to Gateway Manor? Provisional blurb and cover image. Due early 2024 :-) A decade after a contractor's life was...

St Andrews is renowned worldwide as one of the most haunted towns in the UK, yet there is one man who, in my opinion, played a crucial...

A building in Dundee bears the nickname 'Coffin Mill', not because of any connection with the construction of coffins, but because to fit...

The Castle of Vayne stands on the bank of a stream known as the Noran in the district of Angus, Scotland. Dating back to the 16th...

St Andrews in Fife, Scotland is known worldwide for its first class university and as the home of Golf. It is also one of the most...

Well here we go again! After building a new website last year and posting the first blog post with the same title on 23rd September,...