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.
Shelley's Hotel
📍 High Street · BN7 1XS
The site is associated with a spirit associated with Room 26, a Blue Lady, a Cavalier figure and reports of a bed lifting unexpectedly.
White Hart Hotel, Lewes
📍 55 High Street · BN7 1XE
Local accounts describe uneasy cellar experiences, a spectral bride and a playful boy said to make his presence known around the inn.
Armagh Demon House
This private-house case involved reports of moving furniture, whispered names and a child pinned to a bed. Investigators also described repeated banging, a rocking horse moving and doors slamming without explanation.
Beaghmore Stone Circles
📍 Blackrock Road · BT80 9PB
Visitors report children’s voices and the sensation of a small hand touching theirs near the Dragon’s Teeth circle. Local traditions also describe a stone doorway as a portal to another world.
Cooneen House
📍 Cooneen, County Fermanagh (historic cottage site)
The Murphy family reported relentless knocking, moving pots and pans, and shapes beneath bedclothes. Priests witnessed disturbances, and two unsuccessful exorcisms became part of this Fermanagh cottage’s notorious poltergeist story.
Cumber House
📍 Cumber House · BT47 4JA
A local legend says a troublesome Brown family spirit was banished into a garden tree. Visitors also report running footsteps on the stairs, tugged clothing and the hall piano playing unattended.
Friars Bush Graveyard
📍 12 Stranmillis Road · BT9 5AA
Ghostly footsteps and other eerie experiences are reported at Belfast's old graveyard, long associated with famine burials and body-snatching tales.
King John's Castle
📍 Nicholas Street, Englishtown · V94 FX25
Reports include a Black Lady, strange lights, slamming doors, marching footsteps and the sounds of armour and battle within the castle.
Marsh's Library
📍 St Patrick's Close · D08 FK79
The historic library is associated with restless spirits, unexplained sounds and ghostly presences said to move among its old bookshelves.
Old Malone Road
📍 Old Malone Road / road near Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park
Drivers report a woman carrying a baby suddenly stepping into the road near Lady Dixon Park, then vanishing when motorists stop.
Templemichael
📍 Templemichael
Ghostly monks, mysterious black dogs and vanishing ropes across the road are among the supernatural reports associated with Templemichael.
Trinity College Dublin
📍 College Green · D02 PN40
A shadowy doctor carrying a surgeon's bag is said to roam Trinity, alongside supernatural traditions surrounding its tunnels and Campanile.
Avondale House
📍 Avondale House & Forest Park · A67 P303
Accounts from Parnell’s former home describe footsteps after closing, a woman crying near the stairs and shadows fading from empty corners. Woodland stories add drifting lights, whispers and sudden cold patches.
Beaumaris Gaol
📍 Steeple Lane · LL58 8EP
A phantom jailer is said to make his rounds, whistling and rattling keys through the corridors. Other accounts describe cold touches and shadows in the cells, alongside an executed prisoner’s clock-curse legend.
Cabra Castle
📍 Carrickmacross Road, Cormey · A82 EC64
A phantom horse and carriage reportedly vanishes on the drive, leaving a baby’s cries. The castle’s haunting traditions also include a murdered servant girl, a disappearing soldier and doors moving in courtyard rooms.
Cardiff Castle
📍 Castle Street · CF10 3RB
A phantom coach reportedly passes through the castle gates, while the second Marquess of Bute is said to appear near the library. Other accounts describe ghostly footsteps and grey figures dissolving.
Cardiff Royal Infirmary
📍 Glossop Road · CF24 0SZ
A grey-clad matron reportedly appears in the corridors, sometimes touching staff on the shoulder. Security accounts describe unexplained physical encounters and a woman visible on CCTV who never passed the duty desk.
Carew Castle
📍 Carew Castle · SA70 8SL
A White Lady, traditionally identified as Princess Nest, is said to drift through the castle. Its stranger legend concerns a ghostly ape seen climbing towards the battlements and heard roaring.
Castell Coch
📍 Castell Coch · CF15 7JS
A grieving White Lady is said to roam the castle and grounds, searching for her drowned son. Accounts describe her sobbing apparition and a woman’s voice calling out on still nights.
Chepstow Castle
📍 Bridge Street · NP16 5EY
Civil War prisoner Henry Marten is said to haunt his former cell and the castle grounds. Reports include figures at windows, slamming doors and footsteps through empty rooms.
Coal Exchange Hotel
📍 Mount Stuart Square · CF10 5FQ
A Victorian figure reportedly vanished while crossing the Grand Hall, while a ghostly watchman patrols the upper gallery. Staff also describe footsteps in empty corridors and doors opening themselves.
Culzean Castle
📍 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.
Dumbarton Castle
📍 Castle Road · G82 1JJ
A Grey Lady is said to glide through corridors before disappearing into walls. On the battlements, a phantom watchman reportedly patrols at dusk and vanishes when visitors approach.
Eilean Donan Castle
📍 Eilean Donan Castle · IV40 8DX
A headless Spanish soldier, nicknamed Carlos, is said to carry his head through the gift shop. Evening footsteps are attributed to him, while Lady Mary reportedly haunts a bedroom.
