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Douglas Ghosts

 

 

 

 

 

Several castles have ghosts wandering their corridors. The following are some 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

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 Wee Ghost of Whittinghame
Whittinghame is associated with a folk legend of a ghost that belonged to an unbaptised child who could not enter the afterlife due to his circumstances.

See also:

Douglas witches

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