Edinburgh: Closes, Kirkyards and Vaults

The statue of the Skye terrier said to have guarded his owner's grave for 14 years.

Home to the Covenanters' Prison and the Black Mausoleum of George "Bluidy" Mackenzie, the city's best-known ghost story.

The Royal Mile's medieval landmark, with the Heart of Midlothian set into the cobbles outside.

Guided tours of streets sealed beneath the Royal Mile in the 18th century. Book ahead for October evenings.

Vaults inside South Bridge, visited only on guided tours. Evening ghost tours run nightly in season.