Explore haunted places across the UK and Ireland, from famous castles and historic houses to pubs, hotels, theatres and little-known local hauntings.
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Haunted places in Northern Ireland
Antrim
Antrim
Antrim Castle Gardens
Staff and visitors report a phantom coach and four horses reportedly repeating their fatal plunge into the pond each 31 May.
Ballycastle
Bonamargy Friary
The site is associated with the Black Nun Julia McQuillan reportedly appearing around her grave and the ruined Franciscan friary.
Ballygally
Ballygally Castle Hotel
Local accounts describe Lady Isabella Shaw knocking on doors, a crying baby and Madame Nixon's rustling skirts reported around the castle hotel.
Belfast
Alanbrooke Hall
Students in Room 611 reported a black human silhouette, heavy footsteps, violent knocks, flying objects and disturbing shared nightmares.
Crumlin Road Gaol
Visitors report slamming doors, voices calling for help, a disappearing man in C-Wing and a grey figure moving through the tunnel.
Friars Bush Graveyard
Ghostly footsteps and other eerie experiences are reported at Belfast's old graveyard, long associated with famine burials and body-snatching tales.
Grand Opera House, Belfast
Local accounts describe actors report being watched and followed, musicians see figures in empty seats and a former manager is said to haunt the foyer.
Old Malone Road
Drivers report a woman carrying a baby suddenly stepping into the road near Lady Dixon Park, then vanishing when motorists stop.
Bushmills
Dunluce Castle
Reports include a White Lady seen on the cliffside and screams reportedly heard around the dramatic castle ruins.
Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus Castle
Witnesses describe the soldier Buttoncap walking corridors and towers after being executed for a murder he did not commit.
Glenarm
Glenarm Castle
Witnesses describe a tall worn-faced woman appearing around the castle, with unexplained stamping and banging reported from the attic.
Armagh
Armagh
Armagh Demon House
A family reported moving furniture, manifestations and a child being pinned to a bed during an intense private-house haunting.
Armagh Gaol
Witnesses report banging cell doors, heavy footsteps, disembodied voices, shadow figures and a tall male apparition moving through B-Wing.
Markethill
Gosford Castle
Reports include the Green Lady wandering the gardens while searching for shelter, her child and her lost love.
Down
Donaghadee
Donaghadee Town Hall
Investigators recorded a child's voice saying Matthew, witnessed thrown stones and moving wood, and reported contact with a figure called the Key Keeper.
Dundrum
Dundrum Castle
The site is associated with John de Courcy, builder of the medieval stronghold, traditionally said to haunt the ruined castle.
Killyleagh
Killyleagh Castle
Staff and visitors report the devoted wife of James Hamilton reportedly remaining as a ghostly presence in the great hall.
Mahee Island
Mahee Castle
Local accounts describe whispering voices and strange mist reported around the island castle, long associated with supernatural traditions.
Warrenpoint
Narrow Water Castle
The site is associated with Lassara's falling apparition and ghostly harp music reported around the castle near the Newry River.
Fermanagh
Belleek
Castle Caldwell
Reports include a black-clad roadside ghost entering cars before vanishing at the gates, alongside stories of a drowned fiddler.
