Paranormal Edinburgh

Paranormal Edinburgh gathers reports and traditions linked to the city’s darker reputation, ranging from accounts of ancient and modern witches to claimed fairy portals. Gordon Rutter also considers ghost sightings in the Old Town, placing modern stories alongside Edinburgh’s long and often grim history.

The book broadens its scope beyond apparitions, including reported big cat sightings and UFO encounters. Its subjects move between folklore, local testimony and Fortean claims, presenting Edinburgh as a place where older beliefs and contemporary mysteries overlap. Fifty photographs and illustrations accompany the text, adding visual context to the locations, incidents and traditions discussed.