This spooky jail was opened in 1820. The prisoners included men, women and children until a change in the law in 1839 which demanded that prisoners were separated. The jail could contain 6,000 prisoners and the courtroom is located on the first floor of the building and has a view of Loch-Fyne. Many ghostly sightings have been reported here and now visitors can attend psychic ghost walks, ghost vigils, EVP recording experiments and spirit communication experiments.
Ghost Events Scotland Limited.
Tel: 01236 615300
ghostevents.co.uk
Inveraray Jail,
Church Square, Inveraray, Argyll, PA32 8TX.
Tel: 01499 302381
A cloaked guide will lead you down the dark city streets of Edinburgh taking you first to the scene of public executions and punishments at Mercat Cross. You will continue on in the gloomy night to hear about the ungodly and debased acts of the Wizard of West Bow. As you are quaking in your boots, you will be led underground to the vaults underneath South Bridge to discover menacing spirits of the dead who hate to be disturbed in their sunken hell.
Mercat Tours Ltd
28 Blair Street
Edinburgh EH1 1QR.
Tel: 0131 225 5445
mercattours.com
There are many castles in Scotland with claims to a resident ghost. This castle is located 20 minutes from Edinburgh and has been converted into a hotel and spa. It is said to be haunted by Sir Alexander Ramsay who, in 1342, apparently starved to death. This is not the only apparition said to materialize, Lady Catherine, mistress to one of the Ramsey Lairds allegedly appears and is known as the "Grey Lady." If two ghosts are not enough for you, there have also been reports of strange noises and the sound of a gown swishing across the castle floors.
Dalhousie Castle Hotel and Aqueous Spa
Bonnyrigg, Edinburgh, EH19 3JB
Tel: 01875 820 153
dalhousiecastle.co.uk
The Tall Ship, actually called the Glenlee, sailed its maiden voyage in 1896. It went on to sail around the world four times going through terrifying storms and was bought by the Spanish Navy in 1922. It was then converted into a training vessel and stayed with the Spanish until 1969. The ship continued to be used for training until 1981. After being decommissioned the ship stayed in Seville Harbor until in 1990 a British naval architect spotted the ship and after two years was brought by the Clyde Maritime Trust. The ship now hosts ghost walks, vigils, a psychic mediumship event and experiments. There have been reports of people seeing spectral forms on the lower deck and strange changes in the temperature on board the vessel.
Ghost Events Scotland Limited
Tel: 01236 615300
ghostevents.co.uk
This is a walk around the murky city streets of Aberdeen, filled with history, horror and haunting. This tour will take you on a journey into the past with ghastly stories of witches. Tales of trial and punishment that took place in this Scottish city. The tour also includes many historic buildings and places, you can hear about famous battles won and lost and terrifying ghost stories along the way.
Marischal Tours, Aberdeen Ghost Walks
Castlegate Post Office
33 Castle Street
Aberdeen, AB11 5AD
Tel: 07882 289 580
abdnghostwalks.co.uk.
