Wednesday 7 January 2009

HERMITAGE CASTLE GHOSTS.

HERMITAGE CASTLE GHOSTS.

HERMITAGE CASTLE GHOSTS; SCREAM AND MOAN. MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS HAS ALSO BEEN SEEN AT THE CASTLE.

Hermitage Castle
Hawick
Tel: 01387 376222
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
Open in the summer only
The ruin of Hermitage Castle lies near Hawick in the Scottish Borders. Hermitage has seen many border conflicts between Scotland and England and has a few ghostly tales. The castle was owned by many families including the De Soulis, Douglas, Dacre and Bothwell families. In 1342, Sir Alexander Ramsay was imprisoned by Sir William Douglas and starved to death here. His ghost is believed to haunt the castle. Mary, Queen of Scots rode over fifty miles in one day to visit her wounded lover, the Earl of Bothwell. A regal figure believed to be Mary, Queen of Scots has also been seen at the castle. Lord William De Soulis is reputed to have practised the black arts at Hermitage. Cries, screams and anguished moans are often heard in the vicinity of the castle which is hardly surprising given its troubled past. Click on the graphic for a closer view.

Story courtesy of VisitScotland;
tourist telephone numbers listed on the right of this blog.

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