TOP 10 GHOST TRAILS

1 THE GREEN LADY

Thought to have been a servant girl to Mary, Queen of Scots, the Green Lady died in a fire while saving the queen at Stirling Castle. 2 THE GHOST ROAD

The A75 in Dumfriesshire has long had sightings of strange creatures, from screaming hags to a ghostly horse and carriage. 3 THE HEADLESS DRUMMER

The ghostly sound of drumming can be heard around Edinburgh Castle.

4 THE PHANTOM PIPER The piper invoked the fury of a Dumfriesshire cave’s resident fairies by playing his pipes in their domain. 5 THE GREEN LADY OF

CRATHES CASTLE The ghost of a servant who fell pregnant out of wedlock, the Green Lady has been seen pacing by a fireplace, sometimes cradling an infant.

6 THE GHOST DOG OF

ROSSLYN

Rosslyn’s phantom ghost dog is said to have been a war hound slain at the Battle of Roslin in 1303.

7 THEGREYTRAINOF DUNPHAIL, MORAY SPEYSIDE

People often see a ghost train charging along, hovering above the tracks. 8 THE DEAD SAILORS OF SANDWOOD BAY, SUTHERLAND

Before the lighthouse at Cape Wrath was built, many lost their lives here – perhaps explaining why ghostly sailors are seen on the beach and nearby.

9 THE GHOST PIPER OF

CULZEAN CASTLE

A piper was sent into the caves below the Ayrshire castle to prove they weren’t haunted, but was never seen again.

10 THE PHANTOM HARPIST

OF INVERARAY CASTLE Believed to have been the harpist of a former Duke of Argyll, the young man was apparently murdered by the Duke of Montrose.