Muncaster Castle - The Estate
The partner of one of the members of staff walked in to the castle one day and asked what they were filming outside, because she said that she had just passed a handsome fellow dressed in 15th Century attire. The sighting took place in the middle of the day she had even said hello to him as they passed each other. After only a few steps she had turned to see where the man was going and he had vanished, she had presumed he must had entered the other courtyard. The castle was searched but no staff or visitors had seen anyone in period dress that day.
Jason Braithwaite, a cognitive psychologist and neuroscientist from the University of Birmingham has been studying the phenomena at the castle for some 15 years, and has suggested one possible explanation as being "strange and anomalous magnetic fields" in the areas of the hauntings, which might affect certain people with a tendency towards "more erratic" brain function, such as those who suffer from migraine headaches or epilepsy, for example.
From October 26 until November 2, Muncaster Castle is offering a series of torchlight ghost tours each evening during its 'Halloween Week', where visitors can discover more about the castle's supernatural residents.
The castle is not only the residence of the current owners, Peter Frost Pennington & family, but in common with many such ancient estates in the British Isles it operates as a function center and a site where civil weddings may be held, has bookable accommodation for 24 guests, and is also the location of the headquarters of the World Owl Trust, a registered charity dedicated to the preservation of owls and their habitats.
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