4 Freakishly Haunted Places in the U.K.

[Waffles731]

The British isles. These islands have seen many people come and go. From Roman legions made up of people from far away as Syrian and Iraq and Northern Africa (and yes, there is confirmed evidence that the legions manning Hadrian's wall had people from Syria and Northern Africa), to the invaders from Scandinavia. So it makes sense that these islands would be full of hauntings.

Here are four Haunting's from the U.K one from each individual country as a matter of fact.

The Treasurers House in York, England

In 1953 an apprentice plumber was working in the basement of the Treasurers House when he heard a sound from another time: the sounds of the horns of a Roman Legion. However, he kept working and went up the ladder when a ghostly horse and legionnaire brigade came through the wall. After falling and getting up the curator charged into the room and knew what he'd seen after saying, 'you saw the solders too.'

Carrickfergus Castle, Northern Ireland

Prince William might want to be aware that his title of Baron Carrickfergus comes with a ghost attached. This historic castle in Northern Ireland is haunted by several spirits one of which is called Buttoncap. Buttoncap is said to be a soldier executed for a case of mistaken identity.

Rothiemurchus Forest, Scotland

Back in the days when Scottish Clans ruled the wild north, this was the place where the Clan Shaw had their funerals. The Chief of Clan Shaw still haunts the forest, occasionally challenges hikers and passerby to fight as he still fights for his clan even in death.

The Skirrid Mountain Inn, Wales

The Skirrid Mountain inn is the oldest pub in Wales at over 900 years old. It holds a whole bunch of ghosts from a Hanging Judge and the felons he hung, to a deceased local Clergyman. The inn is famous and a tourist attraction so if you want to. you can go see it.

#happyhalloween

#creepyhappenings

[Anonymous]

Well, the UK was always known for lots of haunted places, another excellent Take :D

[Opinion Owner]

Thanks for the MHO

[Blonde401]

Hey get off my territory! 😏 Haha good take

[Waffles731]

I can take three and one.
I'm of Italian Descent and a descendant of Clan Macrae

[Blonde401]

Americans and their 'descent' stuff tho 😂 Nobody else in the world does that

[Waffles731]

I guess it has to do with the fact that places like England have been around in one form or another for over a thousand years.
The u. s really only existed for 230 some odd years.

[Blonde401]

I know that's exactly the reason. But we have so many immigrants in the U. K. Too and they just say they're British. Doesn't matter where they came from. I'm half Dutch but I wouldn't go any further back than that personally.

[singlebee]

@archiz
@mooky06
@datgirl
@Meggygirl

We should go at these haunted places and explore for adventure !! :-P :-0

[mooky06]

Pssht no thanks. I'd sit in the car with my bag of donuts (doughnuts) lol XD

[singlebee]

@mooky06 you mean outside the haunted house? You sure? Cause our car will be parked near a burial

[mooky06]

Yeah ☺️ Someone needs to look after the car lol

[Meggygirl]

I'm in! But only if the ghosts are nice - like Casper 👻

[singlebee]

@Meggygirl well let's hope the ghost's are nice other I am there to protect you.. :-D 💪

[singlebee]

@Meggygirl *other wise

[datgirl]

I'm down yo! Someone has to be the protector of the entire group ;p

[singlebee]

@datgirl yup if there is a evil ghost in that house I will hide in you super cute and long hair hahaha :-P

[datgirl]

Hahaha you got it boyo 😉😂😅😜

[archiz]

lol that would be thrilling I d love to!

[singlebee]

@archiz I know right? :-)

[singlebee]

@datgirl hahaha ok ;-)

[Library]

They look like fun spots but I doubt that I'd go in.

[ginny_weasley]

This is all very cool especially the third and last one.

[Jxpxtxr]

What about Berry Pomeroy 😱

[Waffles731]

I never heard of it?

[Jxpxtxr]

It's a castle in Devon where people claim they have seen the ghosts of maids and stuff in the Windows, there's actually an incredible lot of Haunted castles in England so I'm surprised you've only mentioned one :P

[Jxpxtxr]

*well actually Berry Pomeroy is more of a ruin nowadays but going there still feels weird

[Waffles731]

That was the reason I only picked one. I could spend all day talking about haunted castles, or I could mention ghost roman legions and a Scottish Clan Chief. I'm actually a descendant of Clan Macrae. My dad had to trace his lineage to a specific clan to Join a Certain Masonic organization

[Jxpxtxr]

Interesting, have you ever been to Scotland then?

[Waffles731]

I remember going out west and being at a place where over a hundred years before a battle between U. S Cavalry and the Plains Indians was fought and I remember thinking that this soil is soaked with blood from over a thousand years of warfare, First from inter-tribal warfare to U. S Cavalry Extermination war and I wondered just how many spirits haunt that Wyoming Prarie

[Waffles731]

I want to go sometime.
Its on my list.
Its lower than Italy.

[Jxpxtxr]

What? Northern America wasn't even populated by Europeans over a thousand years ago, not to mention the existence of the "US" lol

[Waffles731]

Are you laboring under the assumption that the Tribes got along. That they didn't fight each other.

[Waffles731]

"First from inter-tribal warfare to U. S Cavalry Extermination war and I wondered just how many spirits haunt that Wyoming Prarie"
I should have phrased that better but yeah, over a thousand years of warfare.
The U. S Cavalry was merely the last part of it

[Waffles731]

The Navajo and the Hopi hate each other. The Blackfoot hated the Crow and the Cheyenne.
The Cherokee hated the Iroquois. The Seminoles, the Chickasaw, the Creek, the Shawnee hated each other. and the Sioux liked to go around fighting and killing other tribes for shits n giggles and thats just the start of it

[Jxpxtxr]

Yeah but there's been tribal wars/clashes in every part of the world since pretty much the beginning of mankind so I don't know why that's so surprising to you? It only got really gory when the chinese came up with gun powder though..

[Waffles731]

Yeah, but its just the realization that hit me there.
Also Tribal Warfare here had its own flavor of nasty.
You know scalping, yeah that actually happpened.
Certain tribes believed it meant a man couldn't enter the afterlife and had to walk the earth

[Waffles731]

I know a bunch about the history and myths of American indian tribes. Its all very fascinating

[Jxpxtxr]

There were also a lot of tribes that practiced cannibalism. So what though? I doubt it's any more barbaric than what Caucasians did during the exact same times, ironically the times when they were convinced to be far more cultivated and hence "superior".

[Waffles731]

I love it when these alt right morons claim that European history is somehow more civilized.
Its like they don't actually know anything about European history

[Jxpxtxr]

Montaigne actually wrote an interesting essay called "Of cannibals" about this, you should check it out sometime

[Jxpxtxr]

Yeah, it's just that really: moronic.

[Waffles731]

I should, speaking of Cannibals, American Indians and Halloween,
Have you ever heard of The Wendigo.
Some of the creepiest legends I've heard

[Jxpxtxr]

Not really, but tbh the real background of Halloween is already gory enough for me 😅

[Waffles731]

Take a look at the Wendigo
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo.html
I LOVE American Indian Folklore.
Its just so fucking awesome

[Jxpxtxr]

Actually thinking about it, I think I've seen a movie or something about this before.
I still prefer the origin of Halloween and what makes it even better is that it's actually true lol, I just find it funny how people celebrate it with their children being totally oblivious of what they are actually celebrating.

[Waffles731]

People shop at a store called Banana Republic,
I don't think much of peoples understanding of history.
I mean, Banana Republic, was Rwandan Genocide already taken

[Jxpxtxr]

Lol tbh I don't even think the founders of the brand thought about that when picking the name

[Saoirse_Nua]

That Scottish forest looks so spooky

[fauchelevent]

Spooooky~

[Adigelunar]

good post

[SlightlyCrazy]

No Tower of London?