Doomed, dead and buried

General information

Destination
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Program details

Book this tour if you'd like...the ultimate Mercat experience! to explore BOTH the haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults and the eerie Canongate graveyard to hear of infamous spirits and cursed souls Follow the journey many made just once…


Explore the sinister history that lies beneath our feet and discover tales of Edinburgh characters who were doomed to die and doomed to haunt the living. This is your only chance to visit BOTH the long buried Blair Street Underground Vaults, exclusively with Mercat, and the atmospheric Canongate graveyard, where the spirits of the dead await you…



Meeting/pick-up point: The Mercat Cross, the large eight-sided monument on the High Street, just downhill from St Giles Cathedral.

Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Start/opening time: Summer (April - October): 7.30pm & 8:30pm daily
Winter (November - March):7.30pm.
Languages: English.