Scottish Ghost Stories

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A ghostly child appeared hovering in mid air and a veritable menagerie of strange, deformed phantom animals paraded before the astonished couple. Wandering around the cosy interior of Ravenswood House, you might chance upon a bearded figure, wearing an Arran sweater, the arms of which are rolled up to the elbows to reveal an old fashioned long-sleeved vest. You might bid him "good day," or words to that effect, and you might even be tempted to exchange a few pleasantries. Unfortunately, this was soon revealed to have been a hoax perpetrated with the aid of a dried hippopotamus foot, otherwise being used as an umbrella stand! Today the ghostly ruins stand still watching over the town; however legend has it that the castle is haunted by the ghost of William Wallace. Wallace captured the castle in the 13 th century; the history of the castle is bloody and violent and is host to the infamous 'Wallace's Larder'. Wallace lured the English from the castle, by setting fire to a nearby building, Wallace and his men then slaughtered the men and tossed their bodies into the larder to rot. 3. Inveraray Castle

What you might not realise is that you have met one of the two resident ghosts that wander the cosy and little changed interior of this delightful hotel. Anyone who has travelled to Scotland has likely driven through Glencoe and if you haven't you need to soon! Stop off at Glencoe Visitor Centre and marvel at the amazing viewing points or attempt one of the walking trails.

Corryvreckan Whirlpool 

You were probably aware of coming into this article that Scotland has a lot of castles. Furthermore, most of them are said to be haunted. Stirling Castle is no different. Leith Hall enjoys a lovely location amidst peaceful and rolling countryside. It is a squat, grey building resplendent with round towers and an abundance of chimneys. In the near thousand years which have passed since the monastery was built, it has become nothing more than some fallen rubble, now located within the grounds of the Dryburgh Abbey Hotel. Long ago there was no Loch in the Great Glen; instead the twenty-four miles over which the waters of Loch Ness now stretch was a rich and fertile valley, dotted with an abundance of farms and homesteads. At the centre of this lush dale was a magic spring guarded by a strict taboo.

The bodies were said to be buried in a nearby mound and have since been exhumed, thus providing evidence for the truth of the story. The Headless Horseman was in fact Eoghan a’Chinn Bhig — Ewen of the Little Head— only son and heir of old John, fifth chief of the MacIaines of Lochbuie, and the event took place in the year 1538. Ben Talla, or Talaidh is the 2496 foot mountain whose shapely slopes overlook Glen More, not far from where the story originated.When the great seal of Scotland, that most precious emblem of Scottish Sovereignty, was presented to Edward, he cast it contemptuously aside, observing facetiously that "a man does good business when he rids himself of a turd." The tragedy appears to have left an indelible stain on the psychic fabric of Leith Hall and his ghost has been both sensed and seen at several locations. But in 1970, the house became a hotel and the new proprietors set about overturning the restrictive clause. Such was the shortage of accommodation that soon new residents came to live in Mary King’s Close and, by 1685, it had become common knowledge that spirits from the plague year were still there! Many stories have been told by different folk in different ways and he makes no pretence of adopting the “just-so story” a tourist guide would give - either the print version in the inevitable gift shop of a visitor attraction or the verbal one on an accompanied visit - especially when the place belongs to a family accustomed for centuries to having a title.