Blackness was a royal fortress, artillery fort and state prison, and held Covenanters in the seventeenth century. The knight story has no early source. One paranormal writer points out that the reproduced account has no witness statement or recording behind it, and the year varies between sources.
Hauntings
The Phantom Knight of Blackness Castle
Blackness Castle
Reported late 1990s
Blackness Castle is a Historic Environment Scotland site with seasonal opening; check hours before visiting.
- Evidence
- Single witness account
- Access
- Open, admission charged
- Location
- 56.006, -3.516 (Sited to the building or field)
Sources: Scottish Paranormal, "Blackness Castle: Is Blackness Castle Haunted" [other]; VisitScotland, "10 Most Haunted Castles in Scotland" [other]; Wikipedia, "Blackness Castle" [other]
Comments