Examining folkloric, paranormal & cryptozoological locations in the UK and beyond
Location: Dornoch (Highland) - Skibo Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This sad spirit is said to have been murdered in the 1600's by a servant. The white lady now drifts through the castle corridors, wailing and screaming.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2002-06-15
Last updated: 2002-06-15
ID: #1216
Location: Douglas (Isle of Man) - The Nunnery estate
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Two women, one in black and the other in white, were said to haunt the land in this area. One version of the story says they are looking for each other to finish a fight they started during life.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2019-05-05
Last updated: 2019-05-05
ID: #13209
Location: Dublin (County Dublin) - Canal through Drimnagh
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1992, 02:00h
Further Comments: A cyclist riding along the canal witnessed a glowing elderly woman in white with long hair dancing with a young man. The man wore a seventeenth or eighteenth century military uniform and looked 'normal', unlike the woman who also hummed a tune. The cyclist did not stop.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2012-04-08
Last updated: 2012-04-08
ID: #10833
Location: Dudley (West Midlands) - Jolly Collier, Holly Hall (former inn)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 1953 - July 1954
Further Comments: The Westwood family had lived in the former inn for two years before their ghostly outbreak. A young blonde woman wrapped in white and wearing lipstick was seen in various parts of the house, as was a phantom bald man. Beds were moved, knocking started and footsteps were heard in empty parts of the building. Eventually, as strangely as it had started, the hauntings ceased.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2007-04-08
Last updated: 2007-04-08
ID: #7245
Location: Dufftown (Moray) - Balvenie Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1994
Further Comments: As well as the phantom horses, the ruined building is also home to a phantom white lady.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2010-04-11
Last updated: 2010-04-11
ID: #9872
Location: Dundee (Angus) - Claypotts Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 29 May (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Appearing upset, this white woman frantically waves from a high window once every year - it is rumoured she was having an affair with the Cardinal Beaton.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-06-21
Last updated: 2002-06-21
ID: #1375
Location: Durham (Durham) - Crook Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The staircase here is reportedly haunted by a fleeting female in grey, while a beautiful woman in white has been seen in other areas of the building.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2002-08-03
Last updated: 2002-08-03
ID: #1995
Location: E2 (Greater London) - Sutton House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: The phantom woman or women who haunt this building are not alone - the sound of a wailing hound has been heard, and disembodied voices emanate from empty rooms.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2005-07-25
Last updated: 2005-07-25
ID: #6428
A dark lane leading to the ruined chapel in East Bridge, Suffolk.
Location: East Bridge (Suffolk) - Road towards ruined chapel
Type: Post-Mortem Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Observed by a group of bird watchers, a woman in white was seen drifting down an old trail that leads to the ruins of a chapel. It is unclear if her 'pointed head' was a hat or bonnet.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2001-09-06
Last updated: 2001-09-06
ID: #316
Location: East Linton (Lothian) - Hailes Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s?
Further Comments: Locals have reported strange banging sounds coming from the castle, as well as the occasional glimpse of a phantom woman in white.
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2006-12-12
Last updated: 2006-12-12
ID: #7067
The White Tower within the Tower of London.
Location: EC3 (Greater London) - Tower of London, the White Tower
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Perfume unknown, tapping on 27 May 2013
Further Comments: Her identity unknown, this ghostly woman's perfume is said to be overpowering, and has made many people gag around St John's Chapel. One visitor felt tapping on her shoulder, although could not see who could have been responsible. When they mentioned it to a guide, the guide said it could have been 'Daniel', who people have seen wearing a black cloak.
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2002-05-25
Last updated: 2002-05-25
ID: #1003
Location: EC4 (Greater London) - Temple Church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 1931 (woman)
Further Comments: A white female phantom is said to hover over the graves of the fallen knights on the site. Another tale says a Knight Templar also haunts the church.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2024-12-22
Last updated: 2024-12-22
ID: #15757
Location: EC4 (Greater London) - Wardrobe Place, Carter Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Appearing soon after the sun goes down, this pale unknown figure drifts around the courtyard.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-08-26
Last updated: 2002-08-26
ID: #2319
Location: Eckington (Derbyshire) - Moss valley, between town and Ridgeway
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 24 August 2002 (rider), 16 May 2022 (grey lady)
Further Comments: Two women out walking their dogs watched a white female figure on horseback in the woods. The entity vanished as it rounded a non-existent corner. A local piece of folklore says the area is haunted by a white horse, although traditionally riderless. In 2022, witnesses spotted a hooded grey lady carrying a basket who disappeared into bushes.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2002-11-07
Last updated: 2023-02-11
ID: #3044
Location: Edinburgh (Lothian) - Area where sycamore tree once stood, Dovecote Road, Corstorphine
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This white lady stabbed her lover to death by the tree, while fending off his attack. She was executed for the crime, but her ghost holding a sword would return to the tree where the crime was committed. Another version of the story says that she was murdered here.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2010-04-18
Last updated: 2010-04-18
ID: #9904
Location: Edinburgh (Lothian) - Dalmahoy House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Lady Mary, manifesting in the form of a white lady, is said to wander along the corridors, looking into the original rooms. Her presence is reported to be calming.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2010-04-11
Last updated: 2010-04-11
ID: #9862
Location: Edinburgh (Lothian) - Royal Circus Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early 1970s
Further Comments: At least three night porters reported seeing this tall, beautiful woman in white with long black hair move quickly down the corridors. Workers demanded to work in pairs until the ghost had been exorcised.
Source:
Historical Record, User Submission
First added: 2004-03-13
Last updated: 2004-03-13
ID: #5075
Location: Edinburgh (Lothian) - Unnamed residence along Blackett Place
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late nineteenth century
Further Comments: This tall phantom female had a preference for the staircase and was blamed for an accident where someone fell (or was pushed?). Another ghost, a male which haunted the dining room, possessed an evil looking face.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2010-04-18
Last updated: 2010-04-18
ID: #9902
Location: Ellesmere (Shropshire) - Lyneal Mill Cottages
Type: ABC
Date / Time: August 1997
Further Comments: This large albino cat was seen close to the cottages and was reported to resemble a lion. The same area is reportedly haunted by a headless white woman.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2002-10-01
Last updated: 2002-10-01
ID: #2499
Location: Ellesmere (Shropshire) - Oteley Park
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre 1833?
Further Comments: Folklore placed the spirit of a white woman within a house chimney on Oteley Park. She originally haunted the house which stood here and was said to wake the occupants. Another version of the tale places the woman on the banks of the Mere, shouting at people to stop using her water.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2008-03-02
Last updated: 2026-05-31
ID: #8284
Location: Elsecar (South Yorkshire) - Steam Railway
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This white woman has been seen near the railway, melting away if approached.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-10-16
Last updated: 2002-10-16
ID: #2655
Location: Epping (Essex) - Unidentified house
Type: Manifestation of the Living
Date / Time: 1967 / 1969
Further Comments: Twice a woman in white had appeared, witnesses mistaking the figure for Mrs Punter (the owner of the house), though she had been in other places at the time.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2000-08-17
Last updated: 2026-06-06
ID: #681
Location: Ettington (Warwickshire) - Ettington Park Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 14/15 March 2005
Further Comments: Two female figures haunt the grounds of this hotel; a lady in grey walks near the staircase where she was killed, and the other (dressed in white) walks the terrace. Two children can be seen and heard crying, standing by the river that runs through the grounds. In March of 2000, a man staying at the hotel reported seeing and feeling a strange concoction of 'baleful' energy in his room, while in a photograph taken in October 2014, an amorphous shape appeared above someone's head. As a side note, the building was used in the original film of 'The Haunting'.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2002-05-21
Last updated: 2002-05-21
ID: #987
Location: Ewenny (South Glamorgan) - Areas known as White Lady's meadow and White Lady's Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s?
Further Comments: This white woman was said to point towards Ewenny, where treasure was supposed to be hidden. One legend says that a local man offered to help the ghost. The white woman asked the man to hold her hands, which he did until startled by a dog. Scared by the dog, the man snatched his hands back - the ghost screamed 'I'll be bound for another seven years!' before vanishing.
Source:
Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2012-03-04
Last updated: 2012-03-04
ID: #8157
Location: Eynsford (Kent) - Castle ruins
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This ghost is likely to be responsible for the cold spot located in the moat.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2002-05-05
Last updated: 2002-05-05
ID: #937