Haunted Places in the UK & Ireland
Explore haunted hotels, pubs, castles and other places across Britain and Ireland. Search by name, location or reported activity, and find places within a chosen distance.
Holy Isle Arran
📍 Holy Isle
Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Holy Isle Arran, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.
Lochranza Castle
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Lochranza Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
Machrie Moor Stone Circles
People passing Machrie Moor Stone Circles have reported strange figures, unexplained sounds and other eerie encounters, particularly after dark or in poor weather.
Skaill House
📍 Skaill House, Breckness Estate · KW16 3LR
Reports include staff-like apparitions, a tall dark-haired man and human-shaped impressions reportedly felt on beds after archaeological remains were moved.
Huntingtower Castle
📍 Huntingtower · PH1 3JL
Witnesses describe Lady Greensleeves, a woman in green traditionally regarded as an omen, reportedly seen around the castle.
Castle Menzies
📍 Castle Menzies, Weem · PH15 2JD
Witnesses describe whistling, tutting, children's laughter, moving lights, cold bedroom spots and female spirits around the cellar.
Oakshaw High Church
Witnesses have described shadowy figures, strange sounds and sudden chills around Oakshaw High Church, where local ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Paisley Abbey
📍 Abbey Close · PA1 1JG
Witnesses have described shadowy figures, strange sounds and sudden chills around Paisley Abbey, where local ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Sma' Shot Cottages
📍 12 Shuttle Street · PA1 1YD
Local accounts describe strange figures, unexplained sounds and eerie sensations at Sma' Shot Cottages, where ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Traquair House
📍 EH44 6PW
Reports from Traquair House include apparitions, strange noises and the feeling of an unseen presence moving through its historic rooms.
Jedburgh Abbey
📍 Abbey Bridgend · TD8 6JQ
Visitors to Jedburgh Abbey report unexplained footsteps, fleeting figures and an eerie atmosphere, particularly around the older parts of the site.
Floors Castle
📍 TD5 7RL
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Floors Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
Smailholm Tower
📍 Sandyknowe Farm · TD5 7PG
Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at Smailholm Tower, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.
Abbotsford House
📍 Abbotsford · TD6 9BQ
Visitors report unexplained footsteps, shadowy figures and sudden cold spots inside Abbotsford House, where ghost stories remain tied to the property's history.
Melrose Abbey
📍 Abbey Street · TD6 9LG
Witnesses have described shadowy figures, strange sounds and sudden chills around Melrose Abbey, where local ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Hermitage Castle
📍 TD9 0LU
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Hermitage Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
Dryburgh Abbey
📍 Dryburgh · TD6 0RQ
Visitors to Dryburgh Abbey report unexplained footsteps, fleeting figures and an eerie atmosphere, particularly around the older parts of the site.
Culzean Castle
📍 KA19 8LE
A phantom piper is said to herald Kennedy family weddings and play on stormy nights. Inside, visitors report a White Lady, while screams and crackling fire echo from the vaults.
Cambuskenneth Abbey
Visitors to Cambuskenneth Abbey report unexplained footsteps, fleeting figures and an eerie atmosphere, particularly around the older parts of the site.
Doune Castle
📍 Castle Hill · FK16 6EA
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Doune Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
Argyll's Lodging
📍 Castle Wynd · FK8 1EG
Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Argyll's Lodging, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.
Bannockburn Battlefield
📍 Battle of Bannockburn visitor centre, Glasgow Road, Whins of Milton · FK7 0LJ
Local accounts describe strange figures, unexplained sounds and eerie sensations at Bannockburn Battlefield, where ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Church of the Holy Rude
📍 St John Street · FK8 1ED
Visitors to Church of the Holy Rude report unexplained footsteps, fleeting figures and an eerie atmosphere, particularly around the older parts of the site.
Stirling Castle
📍 Castle Wynd · FK8 1EJ
The Green Lady, a Highland ghost and other trapped souls are among the apparitions traditionally associated with Stirling Castle.
