Explore 8 reported haunted places across Scottish Borders. Browse ghost stories and paranormal locations by town, from historic landmarks to lesser-known local hauntings.
Haunted places in Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
Innerleithen
Traquair House
Reports from Traquair House include apparitions, strange noises and the feeling of an unseen presence moving through its historic rooms.
Jedburgh
Jedburgh Abbey
Visitors to Jedburgh Abbey report unexplained footsteps, fleeting figures and an eerie atmosphere, particularly around the older parts of the site.
Kelso
Floors Castle
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Floors Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
Smailholm Tower
Ghostly figures, strange sounds and unexplained sensations have been reported at Smailholm Tower, adding to the site's long supernatural reputation.
Melrose
Abbotsford House
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
Witnesses have described shadowy figures, strange sounds and sudden chills around Melrose Abbey, where local ghost stories remain part of the site's folklore.
Newcastleton
Hermitage Castle
Visitors report apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Hermitage Castle, where centuries of history have inspired enduring ghost stories.
St Boswells
Dryburgh Abbey
Visitors to Dryburgh Abbey report unexplained footsteps, fleeting figures and an eerie atmosphere, particularly around the older parts of the site.
