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 Edinburgh
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Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
Local accounts describe unexplained childlike sounds, sudden illness and an uneasy atmosphere reported around lower rooms and basement areas.
Edinburgh Castle
Visitors report phantom pipers, prisoners, drummers and other apparitions, alongside unexplained sounds and sensations throughout the fortress.
Edinburgh Vaults
Visitors report apparitions, voices, physical touches and oppressive sensations in the underground chambers beneath Edinburgh's South Bridge.
Greyfriars Kirkyard
The site is associated with the Mackenzie Poltergeist, blamed for scratches, bites, trips, punches and other physical experiences among visitors.
Hunters Tryst
Staff and visitors report unexplained sounds, ghostly figures and unsettling activity at this old Edinburgh pub with a long supernatural reputation.
Lansdowne Crescent Haunting
A tenant reported a cassocked figure above his bed, an unseen force pinning him down, unexplained scratches and later violent disturbances.
Star Bar, Edinburgh
A mysterious human skull is linked to the pub's supernatural reputation, alongside unsettling experiences and unexplained incidents reported inside.
Whistlebinkies
Ghostly figures, unexplained noises and strange activity are reported in the Edinburgh venue, whose underground rooms connect with the city's vaults.
Kirknewton
Dalmahoy Hotel
Lady Mary is reportedly seen in white, alongside phantom servants, unexplained children, voices, cold spots and figures moving across staircases.
