Did you know, to date, there have been 12,157 known paranormal sightings across the United Kingdom over the last 100 years?
According to research conducted by PsychicWorld.com, haunting manifestations, phantom horse-riders and legends of folklore are the most prevalent types of paranormal activity to be recorded in the United Kingdom, with many of these sightings seen in Scotland.
Do you believe in ghosts? Or are you sceptical? Either way, with Glasgow’s historic buildings, haunting Highland moors and the cobbled streets of Edinburgh, Scotland certainly hase a backdrop that wouldn’t be out of place in a horror film.
Is your area frequently visited by spirits, entities and the unexplained? Take a look below and see if your region appears on the list.
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5. Lanarkshire
With a total of 85 sightings, Lanarkshire makes up the top five. Craignethan Castle is alleged to be haunted by a headless woman who was last seen in the early 1990s.
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6. Argyll and Bute
There have been reports of the sounds of a body being dragged down the staircase, phantom footsteps and slamming of doors at Invercreran House. Just one of the 84 supernatural sightings in Argyll and Bute.
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7. Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway has a total of 74 sightings, with a caretaker who spent a year alone in Crichton Hall claiming he had experienced groans, strange creaks, and lights which turned themselves on.
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8. Scottish Borders
There's been 68 reported sightings in the Scottish Borders, including a possessed Allanton woman who is said to have resisted several exorcism attempts.
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