Ghost hunters show spirit to raise £10k

Scotsman.com

A FAMOUS city ghost has helped raised more than £10,000 for Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Sick Children.

Visitors to Mary King's Close have donated the money in memory of the ghost of young Annie, whose spirit is said to live on in the underground tourist attraction.

People hearing the story of how she was left by her parents in the 1700s because she contracted the plague have been so moved by the tale that they leave money, toys and gifts for her.

The huge sum has built up from donations left in the past year and will help fund the work of the Sick Kids Foundation drop-in centre.

Maureen Harrison, director of the Sick Kids Friends Foundation, said: "It's hard to imagine how life was for the children and families who lived in Mary King's Close.

"That's why it's so lovely that 'Annie's money' is helping to fund the work of the drop-in centre."

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Last updated: 03-Aug-07 12:20 BST