Tour Scotland Video The Grassmarket And Castle Old Town Edinburgh

Tour Scotland video of The Grassmarket and Castle on ancestry visit to the old town in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Grassmarket is located directly south east of Edinburgh Castle with the castle dominating views northwards. This was a place of public executions. A popular story is that of Maggie Dickson, a fishwife from Musselburgh who was hanged in the Grassmarket in 1724 for murdering her own baby. After the hanging, her body was taken back to Musselburgh in a coffin. However, on the way there she awoke. Under Scots Law she had served her punishment. Only later were the words " until dead " added to the sentence of hanging.

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