The story is told in two roundup articles, with no named householder and no date for any experience. A forum thread describes a church underneath the biggest sand dune near the Dunnet car park, which is consistent with the burial site tradition. Building on disturbed burial ground is a recurring theme in house ghost stories, and this one is at least specific about where.
Hauntings
The Plague Mound and the Dounreay Houses
Coombs Kirk, Dunnet Sands, and Dounreay estate housing, Thurso
Story relates to the 14th century and the 1950s
The homes are private housing.
- Evidence
- Single witness account
- Access
- No public access
- Location
- 58.617, -3.399 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Mackays Hotel, 5 Haunted Places in Caithness [other]; Spooky Isles, Caithness: 5 Haunted Places To Visit [other]; Caithness.Org Forums, Myths and Legends Castletown [other]
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