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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Faceless figures and mysterious music: ghost stories from English Heritage sites

A ghostly figure in a grey CCTV image
English Heritage is not saying the mysterious figure was a ghost – nor is it saying it wasn’t. Photograph: English Heritage

Alerted to an intruder, the security guard at Chester Castle knew something was up when his normally fearless dog refused to leave the car. When the guard investigated, he felt “a hundred eyes” on him but found no one.

The cameras did, however, record a strange, faceless figure walking in front of the main gates, precisely where the medieval gatehouse once stood.

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