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Douglas Ghosts
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Douglases have always walked close to power—and sometimes, too close
to peril. Across centuries of Scottish history, their name has been
etched into battlefields, pulpits, courtrooms, and kirkyards. But
not all Douglases rest quietly. Some were betrayed, some murdered,
some erased. And so, their ghosts linger.From the spectral figure of Provost Alexander Douglas, stabbed in the street and robbed of his tomb, to the restless shade of Bishop Douglas, whose monument was uprooted and whose legacy obscured, the family’s haunted legacy is as vivid as its heraldry. These are not idle tales. They are echoes of real injustice, whispered through mausoleum walls and misted graveyards. The Douglases have several ghosts—and good reason for every one of them.
The ‘Maid of Neidpath’ According to tradition, Neidpath Castle is haunted by Jean Douglas, the ‘Maid of Neidpath’. She is reputed to be the spectre of the youngest daughter of William Douglas, the Earl of March, (c.1665–1705). Henry Douglas - a ghost story from Leith and here and as a podcast The Ghosts of Glamis Castle Amongst the ghosts who live in Glamis Castle is Lady Janet Douglas The Ghosts of Glendevon Three or more ghosts of Glendevon Castle may or may not be Douglases. The Ghost of Comlongon Castle The lady ghost who wanders through Comlongon Castle crying has Douglas connections The Ghost of Alexander Ramsey Hermitage Castle is rumoured to be haunted by the ghost of Alexander Ramsey of Dalhousie who was starved to death in the castle by Sir William Douglas of Liddesdale The Ghost of Janet Dalrymple Baldoon Castle is haunted by the ghost of Janet, the eldest daughter of Sir James Dalrymple - but no Douglases were involved in this tale.The ghost of William Douglas of Penbleton William Douglas was a notorious mill owner in Manchester. Although he did not own a castle, his ghost was said to haunt the area for many years after. The ghost of Count Buso A ghost is said to roam the rooms and gardens of the Castle of Agazzano, in the province of Piacenza: the spirit of Pier Maria Scotti, a noble adventurer who lived between the 15th and 16th centuries, and who – according to some 18th-century chronicles, was “feared much more than Caesars’ entire army in Piacenza”, where he “provoked the scourge of civil discord”. The Provost's Ghost They say ghosts walk for a reason. Some injustice binds them to the earth—an unpunished crime, a stolen legacy, a name erased. So it was with Provost Alexander Douglas of Banff, a man whose murder was never solved and whose tomb was taken from his grave.
The Wee Ghost of Whittinghame See also:Any contributions will be gratefully accepted
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