Haunted Locations in Scotland
St Andrews Cathedral
There are two ghosts reported to haunt St Andrews Cathedral. One is a monk who would appear on the stairs at St Rule’s tower offering to help visitors up the stairs. Making sure that they made it to the top safely. The other ghost is a white lady or a lady wearing white gloves. She has been seen by many people over a period of nearly two hundred years. Historians discovered a sealed vault which contained coffins, one of which was reported to have contained the mummified body of a young woman wearing white gloves.
St Mary’s Church, Haddington
St Mary’s Church in Haddington is said to be haunted by the spirit of John, first Duke of Lauderdale. He died in 1682 and was laid in the family burial aisle, though his spirit is said to wander around the church. For many years the coffin of the duke and others belonging to his family, mysteriously moved around within the vault. Each time the mausoleum was unlocked to allow a further burial, the coffins would be fond in a different position. For many years this caused quite a commotion in the district until it was realized that the vault lay below the flood level of the river. When the River Tyne flooded the water table in the vault rose, causing the coffins to float around.
Shield’s Road Subway Station, Glasgow
The Glasgow Underground station at Shield’s Road on the south side of the city is haunted by a Grey Lady. According to the tale, she was killed by a train in 1922 after having fallen on the line. She was carrying a young child at the time, but the stationmaster is said to have rescued the little girl in a heroic manner.
When workmen were repairing the track in the tunnel they heard the sound of footsteps in the distance, and on one occasion weird lights were seen between two groups of maintenance men.
Tay Railway Bridge
On 28th December 1879, Tay Bridge was battered by very bad storm which threatened to weaken the structure. Officials recognised this and attempted to get word out to the railway authorities as quickly as possible to halt any trains that were due to cross. Inevitably, word arrived too late and the next train crossed the bridge which collapsed under the weight and 79 people were killed as the train plunged. It has been reported that many people have sighted a ghostly train near this spot on the anniversary of the disaster.