Linlithgow Palace featured as Wentworth Prison in Outlander.
This royal pleasure palace and birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots became the backdrop for some of the most harrowing scenes of the show.
Depicted as Wentworth Prison, the prison corridors and entrance were used in episode 15 of the first series when Jamie Fraser was brutally incarcerated by his adversary, Black Jack Randall.
Built in the 1400s and 1500s, the now-ruined palace is set among the spectacular surrounds of Linlithgow Loch and Peel.
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The UK has hundreds of ruined castles. But some castles are more spooky than others. Here’s a list of the spookiest , most haunted castles in the UK , ideal for a visit at Halloween . If you’re brave enough to visit one of these castles , why not send a free Halloween greeting card
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle commands the whole of the city centre , sitting on a volcanic rock . The castle is perhaps the spookiest in Britain because it has many ghosts. There is a drummer who only appears when the castle is about to be attacked. A piper who disappeared in the tunnels between the castle and the High Street comes back to haunt the dungeons. The castle is Scotland’s biggest visitor attraction with thousands of visitors each year.
This is one of the most picturesque and most photographed castles in the world . Robert the Bruce took refuge here in 1306 . The original castle was destroyed in 1719 when 3 English frigates attacked the Spanish troops garrisoned there . The castle was rebuilt in the 20th century . This castle is spooky because the spirit of a Spanish troop is said to haunt the castle.
Craigievar Castle The Blue Bedroom is the haunt of one of the Gordon clan members, who fell from a window. He had been pushed to his death by “Red” Sir John Forbes, a noble. Several people heard the step of the unfortunate Gordon climbing the stairs to the Blue Bedroom, as if he was living the moment before his death again and again.One of the other ghosts is one of a musician, who is very selective (he shows himself just to people with the name of Forbes). He fell in the moat of the castle and drowned. Send free Halloween e-cards
This was the castle of the Stewart kings of Scotland from the 15th century . In 1512Mary , Queen of Scots was born here . Queen Margaret’s Tower at the top of the stair towers , is said to be haunted by the Queen’s mother , Mary of Guise , waiting for the return of her husband , James V .
In the oldest part of the castle, the double tower, there is a room known as the Green Lady’s Room, because of the several apparitions of this unknown woman with a baby. It is said that she’s a member of the Burnett family, proprietor of the castle.These apparitions began after the discover of two skeletons, during renovation work : one of a woman and one of a baby. The baby is said to be the child of a man who preferred to kill the baby and the mother to hide their relationship.The fact that the apparitions continue, even after the discover of the bodies means than the two poor beings will never be able to rest in peace.
The castle stands on volcanic rock overlooking the town of Stirling and the countryside . Mary , Queen of Scots was crowned in the old chapel in 1533 . The Pink Lady , a beautiful woman in a pink silk gown , has been seen many times at the castle . It may be Mary , Queen of Scots. Others say it is the ghost of a woman searching for her husband who had been killed when Edward I captured the castle . Free Stirling Castle e-cards
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