Edinburgh
Castle
Standing
high on a rock in Scotland's capital, Edinburgh Castle is one of Scotland's
most important buildings. The castle is
home of The Honours of Scotland like The Scottish Crown Jewels and is reputedly
haunted by several apparitions. A
drummer, sometimes reported as being headless, has allegedly been witnessed on
part of the castle battlements and drums are reportedly heard more often than
the apparition is seen. The spectrum of
a dog has been reported near the main castle entrance, other manifestations
include ghostly soldiers, and in the recently opened up vaulted dungeons
figures have been seen.
Glamis
Castle
One of the
most famous, and reputedly haunted, castles in Scotland Glamis is a splendid
building, which incorporates a massive 15th century keep. The property has long been held by the Lyon
family. Glamis is traditionally associated
with Macbeth, and in the old keep is 'Duncan's Hall', but any connection is
probably only based on Shakespeare's play.
On 3 December 1537 Janet Douglas, the widow of John Lyon 6th Lord Glamis
and sister of the Earl of Angus, was burned to death on Castle Hill in
Edinburgh on a false charge of witchcraft, which was fabricated by James V who
hated the Douglases. Her apparition, the
'Grey Lady of Glamis' is said to haunt the building, and has been seen in the
chapel and the area of the clock tower.
The ghost of Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford, 'Earl Beardie', is
said to haunt a walled up room where he played cards with the devil. His apparition has also been witnessed in one
of the bedrooms during the early hours of the morning. Other manifestations include a tall man in a
grey coat, a tongueless woman seen running around the grounds of the castle, a
black servant boy in the Queen Mother's Sitting Room, two armored figures sword
fighting in a corridor, a 'White Lady' seen walking up the avenue to the castle
and there is a legend of vampire existence at Glamis. James Wentworth Day investigated the
hauntings of Glamis with The Ghost Club and recorded some very strange
happenings during his vigil, among these were frightening screams which were
caught on audio tape but strangely not heard during the actual vigil. And a sighting of the Grey Lady which James
Wentworth Day himself reported in witnessing while entering the Chapel.
Brodick
Castle
An ancient
stronghold, for a long time the property of the Hamiltons and now owned by The
National Trust for Scotland. The castle
has a long turbulent history and is alleged to be haunted by a 'Grey Lady' clad
in grey clothing with a large white collar.
Her apparition has been seen in Tea Room and the back corridor. these
areas are in the older part of the castle.
The phantom form of a man dressed in a green velvet coat has allegedly
been witnessed in the castle library.
Other manifestations include a figure seen on the back stair,
temperature drops and a recent sighting of a tall dark robed figure which was
witnessed in broad daylight in the castle grounds by two people. The figure was followed through part of the Country
Walk before mysteriously vanishing in front of the witnesses.
I would
love to visit these places to find out if the stories are true. I do not really
believe in ghost but I also think that Scotland is a place where it is
difficult not to do that due to its huge woods and its gloomy and dark castles.
I am sure that I would get into a panic attack if I spend a night in any of
these castles, but I am also sure that the experience would be unforgettable.
That is
all, I hope this post has encourage you to go there and try to meet the ghosts
to have a talk to them!
marmarter
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