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Spooked Edinburgh tourist shares image of 'ghost' snapped in Old Town vaults

A freaked out tourist believes she may have captured paranormal activity in Edinburgh's historic Old Town in a series of eerie images.

Mum-of-three Zoe Thomson was on a day out with her family visiting the capital's vaults that are hidden under South Bridge.

While on an Auld Reekie Tour, Zoe took a number of snaps of the atmospheric and historic underground passages to remember the experience.

But while looking back through the images, the 30-year-old noticed a peculiar bright white shape dominating a number of photographs in a room where witches used to gather.

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The pictures were taken at the site of the Blue Dragon Coven, one of Edinburgh's last active Wiccan covens which stop practising around 2014.

The unnerving room has shelves with dusty old potions and ingredients with a Pentagram on the wall and a circle of red velvet seats.

It was in this room the mum of three felt strange, like somebody was following her around.

Speaking to Edinburgh Live the fascinated mum said: "I first went two years ago when I was pregnant but I had to leave because I felt faint and ill.

"So I returned last year with a family member and decided to take a few pictures and this is what I captured.

"The reason I shared something now is because I was watching something on telly and noticed a similar image to what I had and really wanted some feedback to see if anyone knew what it could be.

"I felt a little dizzy and could feel like a static feeling but that was all.

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"I was looking at the pictures closely and I’ve realised that The first two pictures I was in the vaults and the last one was a different room.

"I kinda freaked out there because it looks like I being followed or something like it was moving around.

"I just find it all very interesting and the pictures I captured I can’t explain.

"The experience was brilliant and I would highly recommend anyone considering going on a tour I would definitely be going back soon."

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