There is another fascinating story that happened at Edinburgh University, 40 years after the tale of William Burke and William Hare.
Category: History
Maggie Dixon
Find out the truth about 'Half-hangit' Maggie Dixon.
Innocent Railway
Finished in 1831, it was Edinburgh's first railway line.
The Major’s Quarters
Teviot Row House, better known as Teviot, is located on Edinburgh University's Central Campus and rumour has it, there's one tenant who refuses to leave.
Life as a Navvy
In 1820s Edinburgh, the Industrial Revolution was in full swing.