Hauntings Database

Search ghosts and haunted locations across Britain and Ireland. Hotels, pubs, castles and other haunted places all come from the same Master Places database.

1,774 haunted places
Pub
Harrietsham · Kent

Ringlestone Inn

📍 Ringlestone Road · ME17 1NX

Local accounts describe a mischievous child, an old couple and a booted male figure reportedly seen around the historic inn.

Pub
Halifax · West Yorkshire

Ring O' Bells

Witnesses describe a figure called Walter near the fireplace and taps reportedly turning on without visible cause.

Church / Cathedral
Ripon · North Yorkshire

Ripon Cathedral

📍 Minster Road · HG4 1QT

The site is associated with a Grey Lady in the crypt, sudden chills and a strong sense of unease around the ancient cathedral.

Pub
Smithfield · Greater London

Rising Sun

📍 38 Cloth Fair · EC1A 7JQ

Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Rising Sun, Cloth Fair, adding to its haunted reputation.

Natural site
Darlington · County Durham

River Skerne

Darlington’s Skerne belongs to Nanny Powler, a child-warning water spirit. The nineteenth-century Denham Tracts suggest she is sister or daughter to Peg Powler, whose traditional home is the neighbouring Tees.

Street / Road
Frome · Somerset

Road between Frome and Nunney

📍 Road between Frome and Nunney

Witnesses describe a silent male passenger who reportedly vanished from a driver's back seat before appearing and disappearing again on the road.

Castle
Dundalk · Louth

Roche Castle

📍 Castle Roche

Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at Roche Castle, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.

Castle
Rochester · Kent

Rochester Castle

📍 Rochester Castle, Castle Hill · ME1 1SW

Lady Blanche's apparition is said to appear around the battlements, while cries and other unexplained sounds have been reported at the castle.

Castle
Newport · Mayo

Rockfleet Castle

📍 Rockfleet Castle

Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Rockfleet Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.

Natural site
Cashel · Tipperary

Rock of Cashel

📍 Rock of Cashel · E25 KX44

Local accounts describe strange figures, unexplained sounds and eerie sensations at Rock of Cashel, where ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.

Natural site
Portlaoise · Laois

Rock of Dunamase

📍 Rock of Dunamase

Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Rock of Dunamase, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.

Historic site
Little Rollright · Oxfordshire

Rollright Stones

Rollright Stones is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.

Pub
York · North Yorkshire

Roman Bath public house

📍 9 St Sampsons Square · YO1 8RN

Phantom splashing has been reported from the Roman baths below the pub.

Castle
Roscommon

Roscommon Castle

📍 Castle Lane, Cloonbrackna

Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Roscommon Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.

Castle
Killarney · Kerry

Ross Castle, Killarney

📍 Ross Road · V93 V304

Reports include O'Donoghue traditionally said to rise from the lake and ride the shore on horseback every seven years.

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Mountnugent · Meath

Ross Castle Hotel, Oldcastle

📍 Ross Castle, Ross

Reports include Sabina and her brutal father, the Black Baron, both said to haunt the castle hotel.

Natural site
Rosses Point · Sligo

Rosses Point

📍 Rosses Point

Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Rosses Point, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.

Castle
Monaghan

Rossmore Castle Site

Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at Rossmore Castle Site, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.

Historic house
Kilkenny

Rothe House

📍 16 Parliament Street · R95 P89C

Reports from Rothe House include apparitions, strange noises and the feeling of an unseen presence moving through its historic rooms.

Castle
Rothesay · Argyll and Bute

Rothesay Castle

📍 Castlehill Street · PA20 0DA

Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Rothesay Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.

Natural site
Bodmin Moor · Cornwall

Rough Tor

Charlotte Dymond’s ghost reportedly crosses Rough Tor’s moorland in Sunday clothes, shading her eyes as though searching. A memorial near Roughtor Ford marks where her body was found in 1844.

School / University
Harrow · Greater London

Roxeth Primary School

📍 Brickfields, Byron Hill Road · HA2 0JA

A former member of staff reported a spectral ginger cat roaming the school, sometimes disappearing through a wall into a stockroom; she believed it might represent a former teacher.

Fort / Military site
Woolwich · Greater London

Royal Arsenal

Royal Arsenal, Woolwich is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.

Fort / Military site
Plymouth · Devon

Royal Citadel

Ghost stories linked to Royal Citadel, Plymouth include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.

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