Spooky story winners

Scone Palace has named the winners of its Spooky Story competition.

Young Perthshire writers Fraser MacCuish (10) and Olivia Pankhurst (11) were named joint winners for their stories‘The Cave of Horrors’and‘Outside’.

Their prize included a family ticket to Scone Palace’s Spirits of Scone event and a season ticket to the Palace.

The winning writers also read out their stories as part of the six-night event.

Fraser is from Coupar Angus and is a pupil at Kettins Primary School. Olivia is from Scone and attends Robert Douglas Memorial School.

Margo Baird, marketing manager for Scone Palace, said:“Huge congratulations to Fraser and Olivia for winning the competition.

“We found it really hard to choose between the two, so decided both should be declared winners.

“The competition has been a fun way for local kids to get into the spirit of Hallowe’en, and our Spirits of Scone event.”

Both stories can be read at www.scone-palace.co.uk