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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Pearce Building, University of Glasgow
Local accounts describe a figure seen in a tower window and reports of a persistently haunted room within the university building.
Pearce Institute
Witnesses describe Lady Dinah Pearce, unexplained organ music, flickering lights and mysterious taps reported inside the institute.
Pen-y-Lan Hall
Staff and visitors report footsteps, disembodied voices, dark shadows and child spirits reported around the historic hall.
Pennard Castle
Witnesses describe the terrifying cry of the Gwrach y Rhibyn, traditionally heard as a warning of death or disaster.
Peveril of the Peak
Glasses reportedly move unaided, chairs scrape by themselves and customers feel phantom nudges, while shadowy figures appear near the cellar.
Phoenix Park
Reports include Jonathan Swift's ghost is traditionally said to haunt the vast Dublin park, with the activity reported around the location over many years.
Plas Teg Hall
Plas Teg is linked to apparitions of adults, children and animals, disembodied screaming and crying, and a candle-bearing Grey Lady.
Poole’s Cavern
Witnesses describe unexplained lights, shadowy figures and sudden temperature drops reported within the limestone cavern.
Portsmouth Cathedral
Local accounts describe a dark, bloodied St Thomas Becket-like apparition at the altar in a famous early twentieth-century ghost story.
Powis House
Local witnesses have described ghostly figures and unexplained encounters around Powis House, adding to the Aberdeen building's haunted reputation.
Priesthill
Staff and visitors report a White Witch and other supernatural traditions, including a phantom train, associated with the Priesthill area.
Prince Rupert Hotel
Staff and visitors report a Cavalier, an old-fashioned chambermaid and telephones reportedly ringing from empty rooms before dawn.
Prospect of Whitby
The old Wapping pub is associated with ghostly figures and unexplained activity drawn from centuries of sailors, smugglers and executions.
Provan Hall House
Local accounts describe the spirits of Reston Mather and a murdered mother and child seen around the old house.
Queen’s Park, Glasgow
Local accounts describe phantom soldiers and sounds associated with the Battle of Langside reported around the park.
RAF Montrose
Local accounts describe Lieutenant Desmond Arthur reportedly appearing around the former airfield, including the mess and nearby rooms.
RAF Museum London
Staff and visitors have reported ghostly airmen, unexplained footsteps and strange activity around aircraft and hangars at the museum.
Ragley Hall
The site is associated with a woman in white, staircase cold spots, self-playing music boxes, phantom footsteps and a veiled figure by the lake.
Raikes Hall
The site is associated with a sorrowful veiled nun, muffled prayers and unexplained tapping reported around the historic building.
Rathfarnham Castle
Local accounts describe a phantom dog and the ghost of a murdered young boy reported around the castle grounds.
