Several ghosts frequent the building, currently a hotel. A drumming sound is also reported to herald a death in the family. This harbinger of doom takes the form of a ram that walks around the gardens prior to disaster. A lady of the castle had had an electric buzzer connected to her maid's room should she require assistance, though it had was removed when she had died.Īcton Burnell Castle Acton Burnell, Shropshire, EnglandĪ ghostly girl dressed in white lace haunts this ruined castle The priest had spent the night in the former maid's room. She threw herself from the battlements of the tower rather than submit to her captor.Ī priest staying in the castle reported hearing the buzzing of a bell that woke him up several times during the night. Helen was kidnapped by one of the Keith family who brought her back to Ackergill Tower. The castle is haunted by the ghost of Helen Gunn. Some believe that the death of the maids caused a curse upon the household.Īckergill Tower Wick, Caithness, Scotland Flickering of candles became an omen for impending death in the household. A stove left burning overnight had asphyxiated them.
The next day, 5 maid servents were found dead in their beds. In the 1630's a maid saw five candles floating around one of the rooms in the castle. Her ghost haunts the castle and the surrounding land.Īberglasney House Carmarthen, Dyfed, Wales Kittie was burnt as a witch at the top of a nearby hill. Reported to float above the castle ruins, this phantom white lady could be the ghost of Jane de Afan, the last occupant of the castle.This phantom woman appears on or near the castle mound, located close to Saint Mary's churchyard.Ībergeldie Castle Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland The webmaster (a rationalist) does not warrant the factual accuracyĪberavon Castle Port Talbot, South Wales, Wales These are all well-known and widely reported supernatural visitations. You can also select the best ghost hauntings selected by the webmaster. On the right you can select ghost hauntings associated with castles in particular countries, or those of a particular type (ghosts, omens, poltergeists, legends, etc). Of ancient legends and curses associated with castles. There are also a smaller number of reported supernaturalĬreatures that inhabit castles: fairies, banshees and goblins giantsĪnd vampires, and elemental sprites. The best stories have an historical events underpinning them: oftenĪn execution or a murder, with supporting detail such as names andĭates. The Tower of London, Windsor Castle and Berkeley Castle. In England several castles claim royal ghosts including In Scotland over a dozen castles claim the ghost of Mary Queen The omen typically takes the form of an unusual animal suchĪs a white deer, a white owl, or a white fox. In the family, sometimes specifically the lord, chatelain or clanĬhief. The families that own them, generally warning of a forthcoming death
Stories of supernatural omens are attached to many castles and Spectral pipers on the ramparts of Scottish castles or demonic Blackĭogs known as Shucks in the South of England.
Haunts the castle for centuries afterwards, until the victim's body That of a victim walled up alive within the castle, whose ghost If challenged, a poltergeist, a headless phantom, a spectral coachĪnd horses or disembodied wailing. Ghost sightings have been reported in many castles and manor houses.įew old castles do not boast the shade of a jilted lover tumblingįrom the battlements, a ghostly White Lady, a demonic Monk who vanishes
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