JG Montgomery - Haunted Castles of England

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Haunted Castles of England: A Tour of 99 Ghostly Fortresses 2018 by J. G. Montgomery.

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Contents

One:

Two:

(West Sussex)

(West Sussex)

(Surrey)

(East Sussex)

(Berkshire)

(Kent)

(Surrey)

(East Sussex)

(East Sussex)

(Kent)

(Kent)

(Oxfordshire)

(East Sussex)

(Hampshire)

(Kent)

(Kent)

(Berkshire)

Three:

(Gloucestershire)

(Devon)

(Dorset)

(Somerset)

(Somerset)

(Devon)

(Somerset)

(Devon)

(Wiltshire)

(Cornwall)

(Cornwall)

(Devon)

(Gloucestershire)

(Gloucestershire)

(Devon)

Four:

(Norfolk)

(Norfolk)

(Essex)

(Suffolk)

(Essex)

(Cambridgeshire)

(Norfolk)

(Cambridgeshire)

Five:

(Northamptonshire)

(Derbyshire)

(Lincolnshire)

(Nottinghamshire)

(Nottinghamshire)

(Derbyshire)

(Lincolnshire)

Six:

(Shropshire)

(Warwickshire)

(Warwickshire)

(Herefordshire)

(Shropshire)

(Warwickshire)

(Shropshire)

(Staffordshire)

(Staffordshire)

(Warwickshire)

(Shropshire)

Seven:

(Cumbria)

(Cumbria)

(Cumbria)

(Cheshire)

(Cumbria)

(Cumbria)

(Cumbria)

(Cumbria)

Eight:

(Yorkshire)

(South Yorkshire)

(Yorkshire)

(Yorkshire)

(Yorkshire)

(North Yorkshire)

(Yorkshire)

(North Yorkshire)

(Yorkshire)

(Yorkshire)

(North Yorkshire)

(North Yorkshire)

(Yorkshire)

Nine:

(Northumberland)

(County Durham)

(Northumberland)

(County Durham)

(Northumberland)

(Newcastle)

(Northumberland)

(Northumberland)

(County Durham)

(Northumberland)

(Northumberland)

(Northumberland)

(Northumberland)

(County Durham)

(County Durham)

(Northumberland)

Introduction

It is a dark, stormy night. You find yourself riding an old mare along a dark, windswept and somewhat unkempt country lane. The wind whistles in the tress and leaves and wisps of thick mist blow across the potholed dirt thoroughfare ahead of you. An owl hoots, spooked by the noise of your horses tired footsteps, and darts in front of your face. You heart is suddenly racing, and you think you hear something behind you. After all, this is an ancient land, a land of ghosts, pixies, goblins, and all sorts of mythical creatures of the night.

Looking around all you can discern is a deep, foreboding blackness that seems to be following you, as if it is alive and in pursuit. You dig your heels into the old mare and she starts at a canter, whinnying as she does as if she too can feel some sort of evil in this frightening and suggestive atmosphere.

You are new to these parts and have heard the legends and stories and the tales of dark creatures that haunt these woods. But surely these are nothing more than the insane rantings of simple, superstitious country folk. Ghosts and spirits cannot exist, can they? But then again

The wind suddenly drops and your senses are heightened. Indeed, you can hear your very heart beating in your chest as the old horse continues to canter forward into the night. The mist suddenly becomes thicker, although you dont remember when or where this happened. You glance furtively from side to side but the dark shadows of the woods hide their secrets. You are alone, so alone.

Your breathing is now quicker, and the old horse seems to be labouring. Surely your destination cannot be that far away? You stop and listen intently. Something rustles in the bushes not far from your position and you sit upright, rigid with adrenaline coursing through your veins. You laugh a strangled laughan animal, of course. Yes, of course. After all, this is the country. In the distance a lonely bird cries a lament to this most foul of nights.

You goad your horse onward even though she seems to not want to move. And as you do you hear a peculiar but distinct sound behind you in the gloom. You stop and listen intently, but the noise ceases. You permit yourself a quick glance back in the blackness. Now you are imagining things.

You continue on and again you become aware of the noise. It is following you. Stalking you in the night like some foul ghoul or demon escaped from the burning pits of hell. There! What was that?