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Spooky castles – the most haunted Halloween castles in the UK

October 25th, 2011 David

The UK has hundreds of ruined castles. But some castles are more spooky than others. Here’s a list of the spookiest , most haunted castles in the UK , ideal for a visit at Halloween .
Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle commands the whole of the city centre , sitting on a volcanic rock . The castle is perhaps the spookiest in Britain because it has many ghosts. There is a drummer who only appears when the castle is
about to be attacked. A piper who

About David Rankin

Photographer and videographer. My favourite subject is Scottish landscapes , especially the Highlands. I also enjoy taking pictures of ancient castles, the more ruined the better. Scotland must have more castles per square mile than any other country on earth, so it offers endless photo opportunities for me . My commercial images are on my site http://www.davidrankin.me

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Scottish posters – clearance sale

July 6th, 2011 David Rankin

Castle pictures is holding a clearance sale of a range of 4 posters – Braveheart, Melrose Abbey , Stirling Castle and the House of Parliament London. Each poster is A3 size full colour glossy poster , 16.6 by 11.7 inches and are now avaiable for just £0.95 ( plus delivery ) . The Braveheart poster features the Braveheart statue which used to feature at the foot of the Wallace monument .

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Stirling Castle's medieval knight revealed

May 18th, 2010 David Rankin

A medieval knight whose skeleton was discovered at Stirling Castle has een identified. This Thursday, BBC Two’s History Cold Case series will attempt to discover the identity of the warrior who may have been killed during Scotland’s Wars of Independence with England in the late 13th and 14th centuries. The castle changed hands several times and scientific tests have been used to work out whether he might have been a Scot, an Englishman or even French. The programme focuses on two of 10 skeletons excavated from the site of a lost royal chapel at the castle.A team led by Professor Sue Black, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist from Dundee University,

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Stirling Castle project reveals royal court life

January 26th, 2010 David Rankin

Historic Scotland is currently engaged in a £12 million project to return the royal palace within the walls of Stirling Castle to how it might have been in the mid-16th century.New research has revealed the cosmopolitan character of the Renaissance Scottish court at Stirling Castle .

The palace will reopen to the public in 2011 as a new Scottish visitor experience. Freelance historian, John Harrison, has been investigating original documents .Mr Harrison’s source is The Bread Book,

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