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Browse this section of the site to read up on some of the most haunted places in the UK and Ireland. If you would like to contribute a haunted place to this section please submit a haunted place here, we’d be very happy to hear about it.

To get started right away you can navigate by either the type of haunted place, the City, or County below. Or alternatively you can click on a region on the map to the right. Happy ghost hunting!

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Arreton Manor, Isle of Wight

Arreton Manor is a manor made in the Jacobean design. It dates as far back as 872 A.D. One of its previous owners is Edward the Confessor. For more than 400 years, the manor was owned and farmed by abbots. During the reign of King Henry VIII, the monasteries were dissolved and manor became property of the Crown. Most of the manor was built 16th ad 17th century but some part f the manor were built in the 14th century. It is said that Charles I himself frequently visited the manor. The manor was sold to two merchants when the King granted...

Berry Pomeroy Castle, near Totness, Devon

The castle lands were originally given by William the Conqueror to Ralph de Pomeroy. It was a reward for unfailing support and loyalty. The castle can still be seen standing on the grounds until today. Henry de Pomeroy ordered the castle built and by the time of his death in 1305, it was nearly completed. The castle remained in the hands of the Pomeroys until the 1540’s. Sir Edward Seymour then acquired the castle with the help of his influential family. Sir Edward Seymour was the brother of Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII. He...

Leap Castle is located in the town of Roscrea. The castle was built in the 15th century. It was built by the O’Bannon family for the ruling clan of the O’Carrolls. The Earl of Kildare once tried to seize the castle in 1513 but he was unsuccessful. He attacked the castle again after three years and he was able to partly demolish it. The O’Carrolls got the castle back in 1557. The castle has a long and bloody history. There was a fierce rivalry in the O’Carroll clan and there was a bitter fight against brothers. One of the brothers was a...

Pendle Hill has a notorious reputation for being a place where twelve accused witches lived in the 17th century. These twelve supposed witches were accused of murdering ten people. They figured prominently in what is known as the Lancashire witch trials. One of the twelve accused Lancashire witches died during the trials. Ten were found guilty and executed by hanging and only one was found not guilty. The history of the witch trials has given the place an eerie atmosphere, and several terrifying reports. History Pendle Hill is also called...

During its 900 years of existence, the Tower of London has earned the reputation of being one of the most haunted places in the UK. Thomas A. Becket is said to be one of the first ghosts seen in the tower. When the Inner Curtain Wall was still in construction, Thomas seemed to be very unhappy about it and reduced the wall to rubble with the strike of his cross. The grandfather of Henry III was said to be the reason for Thomas A. Beckett’s death so he built a chapel in the Tower for the Archbishop. People believe that Beckett was pleased with...