Once known as Castle Weem, Castle Menzies is believed to be haunted. It’s a popular venue for organised ghost hunts for tourists and more thorough investigations from paranormal investigators. The castle was built in 1488 by Sir Robert Menzies and was then rebuilt some tween between 1502 when the castle took significant damage and 1571. […]
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The festival Féile na Marbh is Gaelic by tradition. In Scotland and Ireland, it has become bundled into Samhain. The phrase “Féile na Marbh” is Irish for Festival of the Dead. In the past the festival itself could have lasted up to three days; beginning at the end of October. As a result, Féile na […]
Traquair Fair: Sky Trumpets, traders and more
Traquair House is the oldest inhabited house in Scotland. It takes back to the 11th century when it was a hunting lodge for royalty. Today it’s also a bed and breakfast, a day out for corporate groups and an ideal venue for weddings. Traquair House is also the centre point to Traquair Fair. Returning in […]
The Blue Stane of St. Andrews and the Devil’s fingerprint
In the Scottish town of Saint Andrews, by the railings of the Hope Park Church, is a large stone with a strange blue patch. The stone wasn’t always beside Hope Park Church, it once rested at Magnus Muir where Knights of Scotland used to swear their oaths. The legend behind the Blue Stane of St […]
Hanging tree ghost caught on camera at Fort William
A French couple on holiday in the Highlands of Scotland claim they have managed to photograph a ghost. The couple took the strange photograph on the high street of Fort William. Sophie Mager and Remy Ruckey told press that they didn’t see the ghost themselves; it only became visible to them in the photograph. They […]
“Sun Compass Templar” stone found in Scotland?
Archaeologists from Historic Scotland are divided over the discovery of a mysterious stone in the village of Temple, the site of the Templar Preceptory for Scotland. John Ritchie, author and historian, admitted the debate, “It is a crude carving, quite primitive, but I have never seen anything like it in my life. It has a […]
The evil history of Lancaster’s Palatine Hall
Palatine Hall and 2 Dalton Square are adjacent buildings; number 2 was once the home of the infamous doctor Buck Ruxton. Ruxton was once called Bukhtyar Rustomji Ratanji Hakim. He was born in Bombay, India, on the 21st of March 1899 and was a Parsi – according to tradition, therefore, descended from a group of […]
The mad ghosts and tweets of Inveraray Jail
This is the second time In Pure Spirit has written about Inverarary Jail and hauntings. In May of this year, we had a copy of a ghostly blur caught on camera in front of “Cell X” in the Scottish jail. We were also able to report that Ghost Finders Scotland had good samples of Electronic […]
Aberdeen city council to burn a witch
A Scottish city is set to burn a 16th century witch and is giving people the chance to meet the gaoler before hand.
The re-enactment will be held on Saturday the 18th of July at 11am, 12 noon, 2pm and 3pm at The Tolbooth Museum, Castle Street, Aberdeen.
The council’s press release notes that burnings were rare in Aberdeen except in 1597 when King James the VI encouraged a witch hunt. That year 20 people were executed for witchcraft.
New ghostly photograph from Inverary Jail
Scottish visitor attraction Inverary Jail has released a photograph of a ghostly shape hovering at the surface.
Built by the side of Loch Fyne in Argyll, the former prison is widely reported to be haunted and visited often by paranormal investigators.
Inside the jail most sightings are reported in or around cell 10. Gavin Dick, manager of the attraction, said; “During the height of the X Files days we used to call it Cell X for obvious reasons.”
