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Alexander Smail

The creepy Scottish 'miniature coffins' discovered almost 200 years ago

If you are at all familiar with Edinburgh, you will know that it is famous for its supernatural tales and legends.

From its dark history as a site where hundreds of innocent people were executed after being accused of witchcraft, to the many ghosts that are said to haunt its historic closes, there is seemingly no end to the sinister goings on that have taken place in the city over the centuries.

One of the lesser known — and creepiest — of these was the discovery of a strange cache of miniature coffins on the slopes of Arthur's Seat by a group of boys in 1836. For almost 200 years, the origin and purpose of the 17 strange figures have remained a mystery.

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