The iconic castle is said to be one of the most haunted locations in Scotland.
It is the site of some of the most dramatic and gruesome events in Scotland's history. Now staff at Edinburgh Castle have revealed new accounts of their creepy encounters for the first time.
One of the most notorious spots, David's Tower, hosted the Black Dinner murders of 1440, which inspired the Red Wedding in TV's Game of Thrones. Castle guide Jacob Allison will today lead a special over-18s tour, Whispers from the Past, offering access into normally restricted "dark and claustrophobic" areas.
Staff also reported a figure in period costume watching a film crew at work in David's Tower. When the group was leaving the guide asked 'where's the other guy?' but he was told there was nobody of that description." He said: "A gentleman through and through, he says he said 'hello there, I'm Alastair Bruce, the new Governor of Edinburgh Castle. I love history'. And at that point the lights switched back off -- that was all he needed to say. He took it upon himself to drink the glass of water next to him so he knew this was not a dream when he woke up in the morning."
"My colleague went to check up on her and offer to show her round, but the lady told her 'no way, I'm not going back in there, my guide dog just pulled me out the way he is trained to when he senses danger'. That sends shivers down my spine." "I thought it was her so I took my headphones off and shouted over 'hi'. She didn't respond so I walked over to speak to her and there was no-one there. The first time I was locking up the Royal Apartments by myself was the first time I ever saw anything in my life.
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