Haunted places

[massacre man]

Edinburgh Castle



Edinburgh Castle is reputed to be one of the most haunted spots in Scotland. And Edinburgh itself has been called the most haunted city in all of Europe. On various occasions, visitors to the castle have reported a phantom piper, a headless drummer, the spirits of French prisoners from the Seven Years War and colonial prisoners from the American Revolutionary War - even the ghost of a dog wandering in the grounds' dog cemetery.

The castle (you can get a tour here) standing magnificently between sea and hills, is a historical fortress, parts of which are more than 900 years old. The cells of its ancient dungeon, the site of uncounted deaths, could very well be an eternal place of unrest for numerous spirits. Other areas of Edinburgh also have ghostly reputations: the subterranean vaults of South Bridge and a disused street called Mary Kings Close where victims of the Black Death plague were sealed up to die.

On April 6 through 17, 2001, these three spots were the subject of one of the largest scientific investigations of the paranormal ever conducted - and the results surprised many of the investigators.

As part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival, Dr. Richard Wiseman, a psychologist from Hertfordshire University in southeast England, enlisted the help of 240 volunteers to explore the allegedly haunted sites in a 10-day study. Chosen from visitors from around the world, the volunteers were led in groups of 10 through the creepy, damp cellars, chambers and vaults. Wiseman's team came prepared with an array of high-tech "ghostbusting" equipment, such as thermal imagers, geo-magnetic sensors, temperature probes, night vision equipment and digital cameras.

Each of the volunteers was carefully screened. Only those who knew nothing about Edinburgh's legendary hauntings were allowed to participate, yet by the end of the experiment, nearly half reported phenomena that they could not explain.

Wiseman tried to be as scientific as possible about the study. The volunteers were not told which particular cells or vaults had previous claims of strange activity. They were taken to locations with a reputation for being haunted as well as "red herring" vaults that had no history of activity at all. Yet the highest number of paranormal experiences by the volunteers were reported to take place in the very areas that did have the haunted reputations.

Reported experiences included:

sudden drops in temperature
seeing shadowy figures
a feeling of being watched
one person reported a burning sensation on the arm
an unseen presence touching the face
the feeling of something tugging at clothes

[ShankS]

my toilet is haunted.... every time I go back there something lingers

[urgeok]

Originally posted by ShankS
my toilet is haunted.... every time I go back there something lingers

holy shit (pardon the pun) i was gonna say something similar :)

[Tolstoy]

Chingle Hall is one of the places that claims to be Britain's "most haunted". I went there with my folks when I was a kid. The man/woman that showed us around told us that the previous night he/she and his/her "partner" had heard footsteps upstairs and when they had gone up, there was no one there. Wooooooooo.

Funnily enough, the fireplace was full of empty beer cans and my mum found a half empty bottle of whisky behind a cushion on the settee.

We were pissing ourselves by the time we left.

Haunted my arse.

[ShankS]

Originally posted by urgeok
holy shit (pardon the pun) i was gonna say something similar :)

lol great 'beer liking' minds think alike ;)

[ShankS]

Borley Rectory was the most famous Haunted Premises in the Uk

http://www.britannia.com/history/legend/borley.html

[urgeok]

Originally posted by ShankS
lol great 'beer liking' minds think alike ;)

must be that whole 'British Empire' deal :)

[newb]

Originally posted by urgeok
must be that whole 'British Empire' deal :)

pssttt......urge....take a look around you...what do you see...is it raining....NO....ITS FUCKING SNOWING....YOUR A CANADIAN....NOT A BRIT.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by newb
pssttt......urge....take a look around you...what do you see...is it raining....NO....ITS FUCKING SNOWING....YOUR A CANADIAN....NOT A BRIT.

yeahhh ..


but that old tart the queen is still all over our money.

mr smarty-newb !

[phantomstranger]

San Gabriel Civic Auditorium in San Gabriel Calif. The Place is close to 100 years old, has secret tunnels and plenty of ghosts