Haunted Ancestral Homes 7: The Grinning Skull of Burton Agnes

6. The Spectre of Berry-Pomeroy Castle

This article comes from the March 8, 1892, issue of the Brechin Herald.

Burton Agnes Hall still stands and is visitor friendly. They offer a Halloween event, and it looks like they’re not shy about discussing the ghost. In fact, they claim the skull remains somewhere within the dwelling’s walls. (I discuss another persnickety skull and the railroad haunting linked to it in this post.)

8: The Buried Treasure of Birchen Bower

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