Dunster Castle is situated high on a hill, overlooking the medieval
town of Dunster and is on the northeast boundary of Exmoor National Park in
Somerset. The castle's history spans over 1,000 years so as you may imagine, it
has had some very strange & spooky experiences happen within its walls.
The castle and grounds are now run by the National Trust and there are
also ghost walks, which tell some of these spooky tales and some of the
horrific history of the castle. Here are just a few of those ghostly
experiences-
One of the cleaners who worked in the castle, was stopped in her tracks
by seeing a ghostly figure of a man wearing a strange and very old fashioned
military uniform. The area, called The Leather Gallery, was later found to have
been the dormitory where the Royalist soldiers slept. The castle had been
conquered by the Royalists during the civil war and the soldiers set up inside
the castle.
A man, dressed all in green, has been seen many times walking through
what is now the National Trust shop but once seen, he just disappears. The
building was once a stable block, which was built in the 17th century.
Also in the shop, a strange green light is seen, which has been
reported as just ‘bobbing along’- makes me wonder if the man in green and green
light are the same entity?
A rather strange experience was when someone was working in the Blue
Kitchen ( which is a 1950s kitchen within the castle) and when this person
glanced down towards the floor, he saw a disembodied human foot!
There is an oubliette where a male skeleton was found. His skeleton was
in the position in which he died, with his wrists and ankles manacled to the
wall, probably left to starve to death. The notable aspect of this was that the
man had been over 7 feet tall!
An excavation took place in the 17th century in which this skeleton was
discovered, and the remains were just left there. Another excavation was made
in the 19th century, confirming the extremely tall skeleton. Rumour has it that
the skeleton still remains in situ and the oubliette was covered over. The
oubliette is by the gatehouse, which is in one of the towers and it’s in this
area that cries and screams of both men and women are heard.
Another note of interest is that on the castle
grounds there is a working water mill. There is a theory that running water can
be an element to any paranormal activity that occurs to buildings near to it.
If you’ve had a paranormal experience in Dunster Castle then I’d love to hear about it. Please send your account here
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