The Ghosts of Scotland: A Collection of Ghost Stories by Sean McLachlan

Not everything in Scotland is as it appears, however. Some Scots say this is a land haunted by spirits, a place of strange disappearances and unexplained phenomena. There is no shortage when it comes to the strange stories Scotland has to offer, and the legends and lore have compelled many to dig a little deeper and even explore this wonderful land for themselves.

Some of those tales are downright grisly. Scotland has always been a rival to its southern neighbor, and the rivalry extends to the number of hauntings in its medieval castles, stately homes, and old cobblestone streets. While many Englishmen claim that their country is the most haunted, the Scots can point to their own stories of ghosts as evidence they may beat the English in this dubious distinction. 

 Series: | Publisher: Charles River Editors |  Genre: Ghost Tales | Source: Unknown | Rating: 2.5 Cups 

To be honest, this book was a bit disappointing. I was thinking this would be more about historical ‘hauntings’ or clan lore—and there were a few events included—but it’s mostly a lot of rambling about commonly known hauntings and events.

While the book does contain some interesting things (Hare and Burke, the legend of Lachlan MacLachlan, 17^th chief of Clan MacLachlan, and Bloody Mackenzie) there’s very little that’s actually told and most of that was common knowledge. I would have liked this to contain lesser-known facts or historical details of the hauntings.

This book also suffers from editing issues, small font, and new sections starting before the title headers. Basically, one story runs into the next with the title appearing a few paragraphs into the new story.

Overall, there’s a little lore and little history but the print price of this one is $9.99 and I just can’t say this is an amazing book worth the price considering the size of the book (under 50 pages), the editing issues, the black and white photographs, and lack of information. If you’re someone familiar with Scotland’s ghost stories you probably know everything in this book.

If you are interested in checking this one out, opt for the $2.99 kindle version or borrow it on Kindle Unlimited.