HAUNTED INVERNESS

To get things started, here's Inverness's top ten haunted locations as compiled by Highland Paranormal with help from Inverness When You Were a Kid and Eerie Highland & Islands Facebook groups for the Inverness Courier.

 

• Craig Dunain Hospital and Grounds – The hospital was one of the oldest established Victorian psychiatric hospitals in Scotland, with the main building completed in 1864. It closed in 2000 but it said that the ghosts of former patients still frequent the building. When the woods were investigated by the group in 2010, a dark figure was seen by several of the team moving through the hospital graveyard and also the distinct smell of cigar smoke.  MAP

 

• Eden Court Theatre – The Green Lady is without question one of the city's most famous ghosts and has been seen on many occasions. An usher reported being yanked backwards by her shirt collar, even though she was alone! The ghost of a small girl is also said to be seen in the grounds of the theatre and a priest who is said to have murdered his family has also been seen. It is very possible that all three spirits are connected and are grounded by the tragic real life events.  MAP

 

• Ness Islands – Investigated in 2012 ahead of Highland Council's annual Halloween event, the Islands provided the team with some of it's most interesting phenomena to date. The apparent spirit here play havoc with the groups equipment, causing battery drain and causing static interference on one of our cameras and also appeared happy to communicate via our electromagnetic field device. Balls of light and the very strong smell of decay were also noted. The image of a lady lying across the footpath and a man of the church were also noted by the team's resident Medium.  MAP

 

• Hilton Hospital – The former hospital and poor house have had many reports of grey lady stalking the building. Many people have felt an uneasy presence at the location. Who the lady could be, is still a mystery.  MAP

 

• Clachnaharry Inn – With reports of mystery footsteps being heard from the disused upstairs and a general feeling of being uneasy, the team investigated the property in early 2013. The location didn't disappoint and the team were able to communicate with the ghost of a former inn keeper, Donald Forbes. Several interesting audio recording were also made one of which appeared to be the sound of female whimpering!  MAP

 

• Telephone Exchange - The small Greyfriars graveyard is located on Friar's Street in Inverness and is all that survives of the Dominican friary founded in 1233 by Black Friars and dissolved in 1542. The graveyard today is dwarfed by the large telephone exchange building, where it is said the ghost of a Black Friar can be seen. However some believe the ghost to be that of a lady in black and there has been numerous sightings of her by exchange staff of her on the top floor of the building.  MAP

 

• Old High Church Graveyard - The current Old High Church sits on possibly one of the oldest religious sites in Inverness. The church was used as a prison after the Battle of Culloden and many Jacobites were executed in the graveyard with the evidence of musket shots still being visible on a gravestone today. Moving forward to the present day, it is the sound of children singing nursery rhymes that has been most reported. Is it possible that the children who used the graveyards of Inverness as their playground in the late 1800's have returned to play once more?  MAP

 

• 49-51 Church Street – The ghost of a former worker is said to be seen moving through the basement of this building. Investigated by the team on several occasions the gentlemen in question is thought to have worked in the building when it was a wine merchants.  MAP

 

• Falcon Square – Blown light bulbs and fuses are all blamed on the shade of a former worker on the site of this relocated building, as are the movements of the doors when they open and close unaided.  MAP

 

• The River Ness – King Duncan's ghost is said to walk the banks of the river beneath the castle and a white lady has been seen washing her hands in the river. Through the centuries the river has seen much tragedy with many illegitimate babies and even so called witches drowned in it's waters.  MAP