Athelstaneford Ghostly Horseman
Ridge behind village, Athelstaneford
Athelstaneford's rolling hills and rural landscape are home to a rather unsettling apparition - the ghostly horseman. This spectral figure is said to roam the ridge behind the village, its tattered appearance sending shivers down the spines of locals and visitors alike. The story goes that this phantom is a remnant of a fierce battle between Picts and Angles in 832, a bloody clash that left its mark on the landscape and perhaps even the spiritual realm.