{"id":31843,"date":"2016-05-01T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spookyisles.com\/?p=31843"},"modified":"2023-08-14T11:02:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T10:02:39","slug":"earlshall-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spookyisles.com\/earlshall-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Earlshall Castle, Fife: A Haunted Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Earlshall Castle in Fife is one of Scotland&#8217;s most historic and haunted places to visit. GREGOR&nbsp;STEWART continues his&nbsp;series looking at the&nbsp;Most Haunted Scottish Castles&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This four-storey castle on the edge of the village of Leuchars was constructed in 1546 for Sir William Bruce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sir Bruce is probably best noted as being one of the few noblemen who fought in the Battle of Flodden in 1513 and survived.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spookyisles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Haunted-Earlshall-Castle.jpg\" alt=\"Earlshall Castle, Fife, Scotland\" class=\"wp-image-37038\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spookyisles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Haunted-Earlshall-Castle.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.spookyisles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Haunted-Earlshall-Castle-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Earlshall Castle, Fife, Scotland<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The castle remained the home for of the Bruce family for several <g class=\"gr_ gr_8 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"8\" data-gr-id=\"8\">centuries,<\/g> but was abandoned in the 19th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1891 restoration started on the castle on behalf of R.W.R MacKenzie, a partner in a nearby cotton mill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Earlshall Castle was restored, it was sold several times and remains a private home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter td_btn_large\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spookyisles.com\/contact-us\/\" style=\"background-color:#05590d\">Contact us here to write for the Spooky Isles<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ghostly servant girl seen at&nbsp;Earlshall Castle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been sightings of the ghost of a servant girl at the castle. However, the castle is also haunted by a more sinister figure.<\/p><div class=\"743a4455cdbfb6fabf8f43032d073f9c\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1914006253361805\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1914006253361805\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2456133443\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>There are conflicting theories on whether this is the ghost of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clan_Bruce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sir William Bruce (opens in a new tab)\">Sir William Bruce<\/a>, or one of his descendants, Andrew Bruce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew Bruce was a brutal persecutor of the Covenanters, a religious movement which opposed the introduction of bishops into the Church of Scotland to control the Church on behalf of the King, earning him the nickname \u2018Bluidy Bruce\u2019 (Bloody Bruce).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-regular-font-size is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spookyisles.com\/contact-us\/\" style=\"border-radius:83px;background-color:#05590d\"><strong>Are you a paranormal investigator in the UK or Ireland?<br><\/strong>We&#8217;d love to interview you. Click here to contact us!<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As the phantom figure is often seen in a room used by Andrew Bruce as a bedroom, and heavy footsteps are heard from the staircase if would see more likely that it is \u2018Bluidy Bruce\u2019 who still walks Earlshall Castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tell us about your paranormal experiences at Earlshall Castle in Scotland in the comments section below!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Earlshall Castle Scotland\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2s-sBLjDHOs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.spookyisles.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlshall Castle in Fife is one of Scotland&#8217;s most historic and haunted places to visit. 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