Rough Justice
Hanging
What was the most common form of punishment in Old Edinburgh
Auld Reekie
What was a nickname for Edinburgh?
Castlehill
Where were most witches executed in Edinburgh?
Auld Clootie
What was a nickname for the devil?
Dr Knox
What was the name of the doctor Burke and Hare sold the bodies to?
Gossiping women
The Scold's Bridle was most commonly used on who?
Gardy Loo
What did people shout when throwing waste out the window?
The Devil
It was believed that witched were under the command of who?
Mary King's Close
What is the name of the hidden alleyway underneath Edinburgh City Centre?
Bodysnatching
How did Burke and Hare get bodies before they started murdering?
To humiliate the defendant further
Why were punishments often public?
Infected rats
How was the plague actually spread?
Moles/scars
What did people believe were the mark of the devil and meant you were a witch?
Burke
Which of the two was caught and hanged?
The Maiden
What was the name of Scotland's beheading machine?
1645
What year did the plague come to Edinburgh?
North Berwick
Where did one of the most famous witch stories in Scotland take place?
Mort safes
What were put up around graves to stop people stealing bodies?
The Newcastle Cloak
What was another name for the Drunkard's cloak?
What was the name of the lad from the Heave Awa' Disaster?
Margaret Campbell Doherty
What was the name of Burke and Hare's last victim?