This is the oddest of the castle's traditions, and there is no story of origin in the sources. A boar's head on a platter is the image of a medieval feast dish, and the tale may be a memory of that. That is my suggestion, not one made by the sources. It is recorded as listed, with low confidence.
Hauntings
The Spectral Boar's Head of Culcreuch Castle
Culcreuch Castle, Fintry
Undated
Culcreuch Castle is a hotel; access is for guests and diners.
- Evidence
- Dubious
- Access
- Private property
- Location
- 56.062, -4.218 (Sited to the building or field)
Sources: Castles and Manor Houses, haunted castles of Scotland [other]
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