Reportedly haunted locations in Scotland

A75 road, eastbound near Kinmount Ackergill Tower Airth Castle Ardrossan Castle Dryburgh Abbey Hotel Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Vaults Fyvie Castle Glamis Castle Holyrood Palace Mary King's Close RAF Montrose, 1917 Stirling Castle

There are a number of reportedly haunted locations in Scotland.

## List

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Further information: A75 road § Reports_Of_Haunting

* A fifteen-mile stretch of the A75, between Annan and Dumfries, is reported to be haunted.[1]
* Abergeldie Castle
* Ackergill Tower
* Airth Castle[2][3]
* Ardrossan Castle is said to be haunted by the ghost of William Wallace.[4]
* Auchentiber
* Balgonie Castle
* Ballechin House
* Barcaldine Castle
* Bedlay Castle
* Brims Castle
* Cortachy Castle
* Craigcrook Castle
* Culzean Castle
* Delgatie Castle
* Dornoch Castle
* Dryburgh Abbey Hotel[5]
* Dunstaffnage Castle
* Duns Castle
* Duntrune Castle
* Edinample Castle
* Edinburgh Castle[6]
* Edinburgh Festival Theatre is said by believers to be haunted by a tall, dark stranger rumoured to be the famous illusionist Sigmund Neuberger, a.k.a. The Great Lafayette.
* Edinburgh Playhouse
* The Edinburgh Vaults The television series Most Haunted and Ghost Adventures both aired an episode about the vaults.[7]
* Ethie Castle
* Fyvie Castle is said to be haunted.
* Garleton Castle
* Glamis Castle
* Castle Grant
* Hermitage Castle
* Hill House
* HM Prison Castle Huntly
* Holyrood Palace is said to be haunted by Bald Agnes, the ghost of Agnes Sampson.
* Huntingtower Castle
* Kinnaird Winetower
* Kinneil House
* Knock Castle, Isle of Skye
* Lauriston Castle
* Lennox Tower
* Linlithgow Palace
* Lochleven Castle
* Macduff's Castle
* Mary King's Close an underground close in the Old Town area of Edinburgh.[8][9]
* Meggernie Castle
* Neidpath Castle
* Pinkie House.[10][11]
* Queensberry House
* RAF Montrose, now Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre, is said to be haunted by the ghost of Desmond Arthur.[12]
* Royal Lyceum Theatre
* Saltoun Hall
* Stirling Castle.[3][13]
* The Scotsman Hotel
* The Tolbooth is claimed by believerss to be one of the most haunted buildings in Aberdeen and has been subject to many investigations by paranormal investigation teams.
* The Witchery by the Castle, a restaurant near Edinburgh Castle, is said by believers to be haunted.[14]

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ghosts.

* Category:Paranormal places
* List of ghosts
* List of reportedly haunted locations in the world

## References

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1. ^ Cohen, Daniel; Marchesi, Stephen (1992). "The Annan Road Horrors". Railway Ghosts and Highway Horrors. London: Apple. pp. 61–66\. ISBN 0-590-45423-4.61-66&rft.pub=Apple&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=0-590-45423-4&rft.aulast=Cohen&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.au=Marchesi,+Stephen&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Reportedly+haunted+locations+in+Scotland" class="Z3988">
2. ^ "Ten of Scotland's most haunted hotels - Arts". Scotsman.com. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
3. ^ a b "BBC - Halloween happenings in your area". BBC News. 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
4. ^ "BBC - Halloween happenings in your area". BBC News. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
5. ^ Lowry, Betty (1999-10-31). "Ghost-Busted - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
6. ^ "Castle of screams - News - Scotsman.com". Edinburgh: News.scotsman.com. 2002-06-19. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
7. ^ Published on Thursday 7 November 2002 00:00 (2002-11-07). "Vault visitors set to enjoy a new look at old haunt - News - Scotsman.com". Edinburgh: News.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2012-06-16.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
8. ^ "BBC - Halloween happenings in your area". BBC News. 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
9. ^ "Vikings are coming to city's Close - News - Scotsman.com". Edinburgh: News.scotsman.com. 2002-01-17. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
10. ^ "Looking for ghosts? Try the usual haunts - Reviews - Scotsman.com". Edinburgh: News.scotsman.com. 2004-06-29. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
11. ^ The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search
12. ^ "Is Montrose Air Station the most haunted place in Britain? - News - Scotsman.com". Edinburgh: News.scotsman.com. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
13. ^ "Stirling Castle on a small group tour of Scotland". Visitdunkeld.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2003. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
14. ^ Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's Scotland

## Bibliography

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* Fifty Great Ghost Stories, edt. John Canning, Souvenir Press Ltd
* Scottish Hauntings, Grant Campbell, Piccolo Ltd.

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