Greyfriar's Cemetery
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‘Tour of Greyfriars Cemetery and the Covenanters' Prison’I went on a guided tour of Greyfriars, including the Covenanters' Prison whilst on holiday in Edinburgh a few years back. All the money in the world wouldn't be enough to coax me back to that place after dark! The majority of the tour was pretty spooky - it was late winter and a cold, damp night to be walking round a cemetery at night!But it wasn't until we entered the prison that I really felt genuinely scared. The prison isn't accessible other than on a tour, and the guide locked the gate, the only exit, behind us. We walked slowly down the narrow stretch of grass, hemmed in on either side by mausoleums, stopping to point out various examples on the way. Then we arrived at the infamous Black Mausoleum, supposedly where the majority of the poltergeist activity centres. Standing in the dank, stone tomb, I was beginning to feel mighty afraid, but when the guide explained that one theory on poltergeists is that they feed off of people's fear, that was it for me. I had to leave the mausoleum and stand outside, waiting for the guide to finish. What I experienced, standing there I will never forget. People sometimes describe fear as if you are 'glued to the spot' and I now understand where that comes from. I couldn't move; I was literally fixed there, crying, unable to breathe, and worst of all, unable to escape... It reached a peak when I lost control of myself and started screaming out! Everyone came rushing out to see what was happening, but there was nothing specific, just an overwhelming sense of terror and uncontrollable dread! Once I'd calmed down, the tour was pretty much over, so myself and my partner made our way to the gate and were let out by the guide. So it was finally over. I'd paid money to be scared, and I wasn't disappointed! I was just grateful that I'd not experienced anything more specific than the fear. Some people receive unexplained scratches, bites, burns, and some even collapse. So I guess I had a lucky escape. Needless to say, I will not be going back for more!!!!!
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