Handless Girl

Location: Rait - Rait Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: During a bout of clan warfare, a daughter of the Comyns had her hands chopped off by her father who falsely believed she had betrayed him to their enemies (the MacIntoshes). She jumped from the castle battlements, rather than to bleed to death; her wraith is now seen drifting the castle ruins.

Water-Kelpie

Location: Rumbling Bridge - River
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This water spirit is said to create noise and generate light in an attempt to lure people into the river. As per a kelpie's normal behaviour, once someone took a step into the water, they were drowned.

Footsteps

Location: Scone - Scone Palace, South Passage
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghost here is said to constantly walk up and down the passage, always at the same constant speed. One witness reported feeling something hit her arm three times while passing along the corridor.

Gold

Location: Southwick - Ruins of a round tower
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Buried somewhere in this area is enough gold, wrapped in a bull hide, to provide wealth to the whole of Scotland.

Footfalls

Location: Stix - Taymouth Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The sound of phantom footsteps can be heard around the castle.

Soldier

Location: Tulliebole - Trooper's Dubb (aka Trooper's Pool)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Eighteenth century?
Further Comments: A soldier engaged in a drinking contest on by the side of the pool died (presumably due to alcohol poisoning) and was buried close by. The soldier was said to have been seen sitting in the same spot post-mortem, threatening to throw witnesses into the pool, and fearful locals would take longer routes home after dark to avoid passing too close to the site.