Airth Castle
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 Airth Castle, seen from the south |
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| Coordinates: | 56°03′41″N 3°46′17″W / 56.06131°N 3.77138°WCoordinates: 56°03′41″N 3°46′17″W / 56.06131°N 3.77138°W |
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Listed Building – Category A
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| Designated: | 25 October 1972 |
| Reference #: | 2102 |
 Location of Airth Castle in Scotland Falkirk
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Airth Castle is a castle overlooking the village of Airth and the River Forth, in the Falkirk area of Scotland. The castle is currently operated as a hotel and spa.
The castle is a major historic building, and retains much medieval fabric, and is designated as a Category A listed building by Historic Scotland.[1] Within the castle grounds stand the ruins of the former parish church of Airth, a building, now roofless, of various periods, with substantial parts dating from the Romanesque period, and quire steeple and north aisle added by John Milne the royal master mason in 1647. [2]
[edit] Ghosts
The castle is said to be haunted and reported phenomena include: Sightings of a nanny with two young children who are said to have died in a fire at the castle. The sound of children playing being heard in rooms 3,9 and 23. People have also reported hearing cries and screams believed to from a maid who was attacked by her master. Additionally a ghost dog, with a predilection for biting ankles, is believed to roam the hallways. [3] [4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=2102. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^ Contract June 1647 in National Archives of Scotland GD156/8
- ^ Ten of Scotland's most haunted hotels - Scotsman.com
- ^ BBC - Halloween happenings in your area
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