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Tamworth Castle

Tamworth Castle is located in Tamworth, Staffordshire in England. It is thought that Tamworth Castle was originally a Motte and Bailey which was built around 1070 by Robert le Dispenser. When Robert died he had no children to pass his estate onto, so his property was left to his brother’s daughters, one of whom was named [...]

Leith Hall

Leith Hall is located in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Leith Hall was built in 1650 by JAmes Leith on the site of the medieval Peill Castle. The hall remained in the same family for hundreds of years by being passed from father to son. In 1939 the last two Lairds of the hall died within [...]

Chillingham Castle

Chillingham Castle is located in Chillingham, Northumberland in England. The castle was built in the 12th century and was used as a monastery. During the medieval times the castle was used as a staging post for English armies who were entering Scotland as it is right on the border between the two countries. The Scottish repeatedly [...]

Ballygally Castle

Ballygally Castle is located in Ballygally, County Antrim in Northern Ireland. The castle was built in 1625 by James Shaw and his wife Isabella Brisbane. In 1641 the Irish garrison stationed at Glenarm tried on numerous occasions to sieze the castle but failed with every attempt. During the 18th century the castle was extended as the owner, [...]

Hereford Cathedral

Hereford Cathedral is located in Hereford, Herefordshire in England. The Cathedral was built around the year 676. In 794 the young King of Angles, Ethelbert arrived in Mercia and wanted to marry King Offa’s daughter. Ethelbert was the murdered by order of either King Offa or Offa’s wife the Queen. Ethelbert was later Canonised. Saint [...]

Owlpen Manor

Owlpen Manor is located in Dursley, Gloucestershire in England. The manor house was built at the beginning of the 13th century but a lot of the Manor house we see today was built and rebuilt during the medieval times. Reported Paranormal Activity The ghost of a lady has been sighted on numerous occasions in the Great [...]

Exeter Underground Tunnels

The Exeter Underground Tunnels are located in Exeter, Devon in England. The tunnels were originally dug out during the medieval era for repairing the water pipes which brought clean water from the springs into the town. Reported Paranormal Activity Many years ago a man fell down an open manhole in the street into the dark [...]

Moresby Hall

Moresby Hall is located in Parton, Cumbria in England. Moresby Hall was built using a spiral staircase believed to be from a stone pele tower which once stood on the site where the hall is now. Next door to Moresby Hall is a church which was once the site of a Roman Fort. During the [...]

Carlisle Castle

Carlisle Castle is located in Carlisle, Cumbria in England. It is believed that the original Motte and Bailey Castle was built sometime during the 11th century, during the reign of William 2nd of England to keep the border of England safe from any invasion threatened by the Scottish. During the 12th century King Henry 1st [...]

St Lawrence Church

St Lawrence Church was built around the 13th century in Eyam, Derbyshire in England. Architectural Dates of the Church: Saxon Origins – Foundations, North Isle Norman – Pillows, Western Windows Medieval – Nave of the Church, Chancel, North and South Isle’s Victorian – New porch, roof, vestries and clerestory windows (on the south side of [...]