What can attract lovers of the unknown and the supernatural more than medieval castles? Only haunted castles! Don't believe in ghosts? Perhaps visiting these places will change your ideas.
Warwick Castle in England
Built in the eleventh century by William the Conqueror, this castle has seen more battles than any other in Europe - so much violence took place in its halls. The most mystical place is recognized as the "ghost tower", which became the home for the ghost of Sir Fulk Greville.
He was killed by his own servant in 1628, and now appears every evening from his portrait hanging on the wall in the tower. The dungeon is another habitat for ghosts in the castle. Many complain of nausea and weakness when they touch rusty bars and torture devices.
Predjama Castle in Slovenia
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Built inside the cave, Predjama Castle was a powerful fortress that resisted numerous brutal attacks and attacks.
And yet in the XIV-XV centuries the castle was destroyed by a series of long sieges and earthquakes. In 1567, the castle was rebuilt, along with numerous secret tunnels and passages, which to this day are visited by the ghosts of many soldiers who died within the castle walls. Various noises and footsteps can be clearly heard from the dungeons and tunnels under the castle.
Dragsholm castle in Denmark
Built at the end of the 12th century, Dragsholm Castle is now used as a luxury hotel. It is made famous by exactly one hundred ghosts that roam the corridors every night. One can only guess how the "census" of these inhabitants was carried out.
The three most famous are the Gray Lady, The Lady in White, and the Earl of Bothwell. The most sad story is the story of the Lady in White, who fell in love with a peasant. Her father found out about the affair and imprisoned his daughter in the wall of one of the rooms so that he would not remember her again. In the thirties, workers restoring a wing of the castle actually found the skeleton of a young woman in a white robe in the wall.
The gray lady served at the castle. And after death she could not leave her place of work. Therefore, now she comes back sometimes to check things. As for the Earl of Bothwell, he died in captivity in a dungeon, and his ghost still cannot go outside the castle.
Lip Castle in Ireland
The castle on this site was built during the Iron Age, so it had enough time to "acquire" ghosts. The most interesting history of the castle is connected with the chapel, where in 1532 a soldier killed his brother priest with a sword.
And now the ghost of the priest lives in a room with the frightening name of the Bloody Chapel. Another terrible spirit is called a certain phenomenon that does not look like a person. He is described as a creature the size of a sheep, but with a human face and black nests for eyes. Its appearance can also be judged by its characteristic rotten smell.
The dungeon is also "overgrown" with many creepy stories. For example, if one of them is to be believed, there is a room in the dungeon with a special hatch through which prisoners were thrown directly onto the numerous metal spikes embedded in the floor.
Gouska castle in the Czech Republic
There is an unusual castle in the forests north of Prague; it has never been attacked. The castle was built to hide something within itself. According to legend, the passage to this place led directly to hell, from where a half-man, half-monster came out once.
In the XIII century, local rulers decided to build a castle to close access to the other world. Before that, they lowered a soldier with a rope into the pit. The soldier let out a cry, and when they pulled him out, he died a couple of days later. In 1930, Gouska Castle attracted Hitler's attention. The Nazis began to use it for a number of secret experiments, and several bodies of Nazi soldiers were found executed below.
According to rumors, skeletons of unearthly creatures were also found in the castle. And eyewitnesses more than once noticed the ghosts of a headless black horse and a woman in the castle, which now and then looms in the window.
Moosham Castle in Austria
Moosham Castle is a wonderful example of Austrian architecture and ghost stories. Built in the 12th century, it is also known as the Castle of the Witches due to its sinister past. It is the site of the bloodiest witch trial in history.
Between 1675 and 1687, thousands of women were called witches and sentenced to death by the Inquisition. They were tortured and deprived of their heads within the castle walls. Most of them continue to come to these halls, but in the form of ghosts. In addition to being a playground for the execution of witches, Moosham Castle also served as a werewolf's den.
The story can be traced back to the early 19th century, when many mutilated cattle and deer corpses were found near the castle. As a consequence, some of the inhabitants of Moosham were tried and imprisoned as werewolves.
Castle de Bricca in France
Château de Bricca is the tallest castle in France. Its seven floors are located in the heart of the picturesque Loire Valley and is the most visited haunted site in the world. In the XI century, the owner of the estate was a certain Pierre de Brese.
His wife Charlotte started an affair with a common man and used the chambers for pleasure with him, located literally across the wall from her husband's room. But Brese did not sleep and listened to their groans of passion night after night, until the two lovers mysteriously disappeared. Probably Pierre de Brese made an effort for this event.
Whatever happened, Pierre did not manage to destroy the lovers. On dark nights, he continued to hear their groans until he began to go crazy and escaped from the castle. The sounds of their passion can be heard today.
Edinburgh Castle in Scotland
Built in the 12th century, Edinburgh Castle is one of those places where atheists become believers as soon as they step on its doorstep. Founded on the site of an extinct volcano, it is the symbol of Scotland. According to some reports, this place is a paranormal point where figures of ghosts regularly appear in front of visitors.
Thus, Lady Glamis was often seen wandering the dark halls of the castle. She was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake in 1537. Since 1650, the ghost of a beheaded drummer boy began to haunt the castle. There is also a piper, an old man in a leather apron, and even a ghost of a dog galloping near the cemetery. And from the tunnels of the castle you can still hear the French prisoners imprisoned during the Seven Years War.
Chillingham Castle in England
The name of the castle is as cold as the dark place itself. Chillingham Castle served one single purpose - to kill. A certain John Sage worked here as a torturer for three years in a torture room. He is said to have tortured approximately fifty people a week. And today at nights you can still hear John Sage dragging bodies around.
Another famous ghost is the Blue Boy, who haunts the pink room. Bright colors for a ghost story. The guests of the castle claimed that they heard a loud cry, after which they saw blue flashes of light above their bed.
The ghost's pursuit ended after an extensive reconstruction was carried out and the bodies of a man and a boy were found walled up in a 10-meter wall.
Berry Pomeroy Castle in England
Those strolling near the ruins of Berry Pomeroy Castle might encounter the Blue Lady, who, while seducing them, lured them into the tower, where they died. She is the ghost of the daughter of a Norman lord, raped by her own father. Some argue that the child was strangled by the father, while others attribute this atrocity to the girl herself.
Now her tortured ghost is roaming the area, an omen of death, as some believe. The Blue Lady isn't the only ghost haunting Berry Pomeroy Castle. The White Lady is believed to be the ghost of Margaret Pomeroy, who was locked up by her jealous sister Eleanor and left to die without food. Both sisters were in love with the same man.
In the 19th century, Berry Pomeroy Castle was considered a very romantic place. Many artists and amateurs visited it often, and rumor has it that one of them still managed to take a photo of the White Lady standing near the ivy-covered walls.