{"product_id":"ghost-roads-and-death-signs-tadhg-sheridan-9798233432880","title":"Ghost Roads and Death Signs of the Scottish Highlands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGhost Roads and Death Signs of the Scottish Highlands\u003c\/strong\u003e pulls you into a world where death moved along known tracks, where the landscape itself shaped belief, and where warning signs were read with the same seriousness as weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross glens, moors, sea lochs, and mountain passes, Highland communities carried their dead to sacred ground and listened for what might come before the knock at the door. This book explores the lived tradition behind corpse roads and funeral journeys, the uneasy knowledge of second sight, the meaning of death omens, and the powerful protection of churchyards and burial places. It follows the routes where memory clings to stone and heather, and it traces the older conviction that certain crossings, sounds, and lights belonged to the threshold between life and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoffin roads and burial routes\u003c\/strong\u003e and what they reveal about distance, kinship, and duty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecond sight and foreknowledge of death\u003c\/strong\u003e including visions of funerals, shrouds, and approach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeath omens and household warnings\u003c\/strong\u003e from knocks, dreams, and animal behavior to uncanny silences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCorpse candles and lights of the dead\u003c\/strong\u003e and why certain paths seemed marked before burial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe restless dead\u003c\/strong\u003e and the fears surrounding improper burial, sudden death, and unfinished bonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChurchyards and consecrated protection\u003c\/strong\u003e where the dead were settled among their own\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHaunted crossings and forbidden paths\u003c\/strong\u003e where routes carried dread long after use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMountain presences and spirits of place\u003c\/strong\u003e tied to mist, water, and the solitude of high ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe soundscape of death\u003c\/strong\u003e including footsteps, voices, and processional hearing before sight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor readers drawn to Scottish folklore, death customs, and haunted landscapes, \u003c\/em\u003e this is a journey into the Highland belief world where the road to the grave was never merely a road, and where the past still speaks through place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tadhg Sheridan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233432880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Bell Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Tadhg Sheridan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852824359167,"sku":"9798233432880","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ghost-roads-and-death-signs-tadhg-sheridan-9798233432880","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}