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Cinematic folklore documentaries and ghost stories.
Unearthing spook and shiver from across the centuries.
Our first full feature of 2026 drops this Friday. Follow along for a dose of dark history 馃У馃憞
Perched on top of a rocky crag, Edinburgh Castle is the most besieged fortification in Britain, withstanding 23 attacks throughout Scotland's history.
It is regarded by many as the Scottish equivalent of the Tower of London, housing the country's crown jewels and serving as a prison and barracks. Like the Tower, it has numerous ghost stories.
One many perhaps haven't heard is that of the phantom drummer boy. Beneath the castle some centuries ago, a network of tunnels was discovered that spanned the Royal Mile towards Holyrood Palace.
To determine exactly where these tunnels led, a young boy who was a piper, was dispatched into the depths, playing the bagpipes as loudly as he could so those above ground could chart his progress.
Suddenly, the pipes stopped outside the Tron Kirk. A few minutes passed and concern grew. Eventually a rescue party entered the tunnels to locate the small piper, chosen so because a boy could easily navigate the tight passages.
But he had disappeared into thin air. Somet time after, the entrance was sealed. It is said that on quiet days when the traffic noise diminishes, the faint sound of bagpipes can be heard, echoing up from the depths of the castle as it looks out to the Royal Mile
Why can the faint sound of bagpipes sometimes be heard beneath Edinburgh Castle, when the traffic noise diminishes and the air is still? Let's take a closer look at one of the castle's lesser known hauntings 馃У
Spirits on ponds, ghostly white ladies amidst ruins, and spectral men crossing country roads - Oxfordshire's countryside has it all when it comes to ghosts.
Here are some stories you might not be familiar with 馃У
ALT Ghostly white lady wanders old countryside ruins.
Near Chipping Norton, Ditchley Park has all kinds of sinister names surrounding it. Dead Man's Riding, Grim's Ditch and the Devil's Pool to name a few.
A Mr. Abbot, while walking his dogs down the road that is Dead Man's Riding one evening, saw two ghostly figures cross the road in front of him. They passed from one side of the verge straight through a wire fence on the opposite side.
His dogs bristled and refused to move, until the apparitions had disappeared.
You can enjoy our complete Ghostly guide of Oxfordshire in our latest film: youtu.be/kS1ceAo_ros
Beneath the dreaming spires of Oxford, a paranormal underworld awaits. Who is the white lady that scales the walls of Oxford Castle in the depths of winter?
Why does King Charles I haunt the Bodleian Library?
Who is the brown lady that roams the Old Bank Hotel?
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In 1135 Henry I died without leaving a male heir. The
kingdom descended into civil war., and that period became known as the Anarchy. Henry鈥檚 nephew Stephen believed he had an honourable claim to the throne, but his cousin Matilda had other ideas.
By 1142 the situation had escalated into a war between the two factions and Oxford acted as a kind of frontier between them. In that same year, Stephen launched a surprise raid on the city, laying siege to the castle and trapping Matilda inside.
One night, when the landscape was entirely covered with snow, Matilda, wrapping herself and her servant companions in white cloaks, climbed out of a low window and daringly made good her escape.
She fled across the frozen river and all the way to Wallingford and safety. Her spirit has been spotted many times since, often dressed in the famous white cloak, apparently re-living her exciting experience.
On one occasion, comparatively recently when the castle was used as a prison, the spectre frightened a young prison guard into thinking a real escape was in progress!
2/3: Wiltshire is a county packed with a concentration of Britain's most ancient sites.
In Avebury, shadowy figures have been seen lurking around the stones in the dead of night.
In Devizes, ghosts of the English Civil War are said to haunt Roundway Down, the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the war.
And at Old Sarum near Salisbury, spectral figures and a heavy atmosphere have also been reported.
Finally, Scotland.
3/3: Scotland has so many haunted places it's almost impossible to narrow down standout ghost stories.
Glen Coe Pass is said to be haunted by the spirits of those slaughtered in the Glen Coe Massacre.
On the Isle of Skye, spectral highlanders have been seen roaming the mountains.
In the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, numerous pubs and shops are haunted. Follow for a closer look into all these hauntings 馃懟
