Ghostly County Durham

About this book

Ghostly County Durham gathers reported hauntings from more than twenty locations across the county, ranging from castles and hotels to public houses and a former prisoner of war camp. Rob Kirkup sets apparitions, poltergeists and related claims against the histories of the places where they are said to occur, creating a local record of Durham’s ghost lore.

Among the accounts are a club-footed monk associated with Finchdale Priory, the Singing Lady of Cauldron Snout and several spectres reported at Durham Castle, including a shadowy figure seen on the Black Staircase. Sixty photographs accompany the entries, while access details provide practical information about the locations and their reported haunted heritage.