| Rockhall |
The tower house, now a hotel, is an altered 17th tower-house built by Sir William Grierson. The tower-house reputed to be haunted by the spectre of a whistle-blowing monkey, the spirit of Sir Robert Grierson's pet, which was killed by servants after his death.
Sir Robert was unpopular during his occupancy in the late 1600s, perhaps for his relentless persecution of the covenanters. Legend says that a phantom coach and horses came to claim his soul after his death. Grim folklore is often reserved for unpopular local figures see: Ruthven Barracks and Hermitage Castle.
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| Map ref: NY 054754 |
| Directions: Off the A75 |
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| Rammerscales Mansion |
The ghost of James Mounsey, builder of the mansion and former physician to the Russian Royal family, haunts the mansion. Mounsey gained fame and wealth as doctor to Czar Peter, but when Czar Peter III was murdered Mounsey fled Russia and returned to Scotland. He became convinced that secret agents were trying to kill him and faked his own funeral.
The mansion was built with two doors (one a bolt hole for him to escape his imagined foes) in every room. Mounsey's ghost, nicknamed Old Jacobus, haunts the library. During the Second World War teachers and their pupils occupied the mansion but were so afraid they moved to the stables.
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| Map ref: NY088776 |
| Directions: On the B9020 |
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