Wikipedia confirms the imprisonment, the forced abdication in favour of her infant son James and her escape with the help of her gaoler's family, dressed as a servant and rowed across the loch. The haunting is an association with a famous prisoner: no witness or year is given. The castle can be reached by a summer ferry from Kinross operated by Historic Environment Scotland.
Hauntings
Mary, Queen of Scots at Lochleven Castle
Lochleven Castle, island in Loch Leven
Imprisonment June 1567 to May 1568; ghost undated
Reached by summer ferry from Kinross; check Historic Environment Scotland for dates.
- Evidence
- Long-standing local tradition
- Access
- Open, admission charged
- Location
- 56.201, -3.392 (Sited to the building or field)
Sources: The Castles of Scotland, Lochleven Castle [other]; Wikipedia, Lochleven Castle [other]
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