The Vaults, which run directly underneath what is today known as South Bridge is reputed to be one of Edinburgh's most haunted sites.  The Vaults were once used as dark and dingy workshops and storage areas by Edinburgh workers, and today attracts many visitors to experience the unknown.

The maze of vaults under the city have played host to numerous reports of hauntings within them from a Brown Lady who has appeared next to pregnant women ; to an angry drunk man who doesn't seem to understand why all the people are visting ! Other common experiences within the vaults are various scents throughout the tour. Most popularly, leather and alcohol !

The Vaults has received a great amount of television exposure, the most popular of which was an experiment of placing students within seperate vaults, armed with video cameras and a good pair of lungs ! There is an unbelievable atmosphere in The Vaults, and it would be no surprise if there was concrete evidence of them being haunted.

You can visit our Archives for our unexplained photographs captured on the recent Open Day.

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