Chillingham Castle
One of the most haunted areas in the building is the
dungeon, where many prisoners were subjected to the most severe and horrific
punishments. They would be thrown down into the oubliette below, after having
their limbs broken. Many prisoners died from starvation in the oubilette, and
there were even reports of cannibalism there, as hungry inmates turned on each
other. They would even eat their own flesh just to survive.
It is reported that some visitors to the castle, when
looking down into the oubliette, see the haunting remains of a young girl
staring straight back up at them. Small wonder, therefore, that the dungeon is
said to have an oppressive and extremely depressing atmosphere, with various
people experiencing many different emotions within its walls.
The torture chamber of Chillingham Castle is also an area redolent with horror, suffering and pain
from previous centuries. An evil ghost is said to haunt the chamber, and this
entity could be one of the torturers, still enjoying the hellish pain he
mercilessly inflicted upon his many victims. This malevolent spectre is said to
be that of the most notorious torturer ever to work at the castle: John Sage.
This man had a strong dislike of the Scots, and would derive twisted pleasure
from subjecting Scottish people imprisoned at the castle to all methods of
extreme suffering, using various implements of torture. Sage tortured upwards
of 50 people a week for the three years he held down this job.
The most famous ghost haunting Chillingham Castle is The Blue Boy. In 1920, this boy's body was discovered
behind a wall in a room known as "the pink room". It is said that he
was put in there alive, along with important documents that were going to be
handed to the Spanish Armada. The unfortunate boy would have tried desperately
and frantically to escape from within the walls before he finally died, and
strange scracthing noises have been heard emanating from this space, evoking
disturbing images of the boy's final hours as he tried fruitlessly to claw his
way out from his stone prison. His agonized, terrified cries are also said to
resound from this area. Visitors to the castle also claim to have seen a
strange blue light flashing, and a blue halo has been observed floating towards
any guests sleeping in the pink room.
Another restless soul said to haunt Chillingham Castle is the spirit of Lady Berkeley. She was once Lord Grey's
wife (Grey was a former owner of the castle). Lord Grey is said to hav e run
off with Lady Henrietta, his wife's sister, leaving his wife and baby all alone
in the castle. The story goes that Lady Berkeley's ghost is still roaming the
castle, incessantly searching for her husband, and the sound of her dress
swishing and rustling along the castle's corridors has been heard. This ghostly
incident is often accompanied by a strange icy chill that fills the air.
Regular ghost tours are held at Chillingham Castle , and the building has even been featured on the TV
paranormal show, Most Haunted.
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