Mysteries of the Abandoned heads below street level this Thursday, with an episode digging into the hidden history of Edinburgh. Airing at 11 PM ET on Science, Secret Vaults of Scotland explores a series of dark, underground chambers that lie beneath the city’s historic landscape.
For years, these vaults have been cloaked in mystery and local folklore, whispered about as places of both opportunity and ill repute. The episode sends experts into this subterranean world to find vast networks of tunnels and rooms, aiming to explain their original purpose and why they ended up being left to decay.
The investigation works to unearth a history strongly tied to crime, poverty, and destitution, showing a grim underside to Edinburgh’s otherwise grand exterior.
Expect the show to use historical records, archaeological evidence, and expert analysis to bring this hidden past to the surface. It will also explain how these chambers were used and why they fell out of use.
