One of Glasgow's most haunted locations is set to become an exciting spooky visitor attraction after undergoing a multi-million-pound transformation.
Now, it appears that paranormal teams from across the country are queueing up to investigate the newly restored Provan Hall House in Easterhouse.
The historic Grade 1 listed building sits at the heart of the city's stunning Seven Lochs Wetland Park and has been transformed into a state-of-the-art visitors' centre with interactive exhibits, educational activities, workshops and community events.
But it's the building's ethereal occupants and grisly past which are pulling in paranormal investigators. Sightings at the spooky site include up to five different ghostly figures, a mysterious man's face peering from a window, unexplained shouts and voices and visitors feeling touched by a ghostly presence.
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Legend has it that Provan Hall was the scene of a double murder when a soldier returned from war after two years to find his wife had had a child. Enraged, he killed them both and their ghosts are said to haunt the building to this day.
Over the past six years, the building has undergone a sensitive restoration to create a visitors centre and news of its imminent reopening saw ghost-hunters clamouring to be first through the metal-studded doors.
History and Horrors Tours will host a storytelling fright night for up to 20 intrepid ghost-hunters aged 12 plus from 8 pm-10 pm on Thursday, July 27.
Electromagnetic field meters will be used to detect any unexplained electrical activity and balls which light up when moved will help detect any other-worldly attendees.
Lynne Knight will lead the tour with husband Garry. She said: "This is the first ghost walk we've done at Provan Hall and we're really excited about it. We know a lot of people involved in ghost-hunting and they all say it is a really active site. There are stories about a lot of unexplained phenomena taking place there.
"Anyone aged 12 plus who is interested in the history of the building or the paranormal should come along. It'll be a fun evening - even if you're sceptical about ghosts. We love it when sceptics come along. They usually end up a lot less sceptical by the end of the ghost walk!"
Lanarkshire Paranormal have also signed up to lead an adults-only night tour of the building between 9 pm on August 12 into the early hours of the next day.
Janice Murdoch-Richards of Lanarkshire Paranormal said: "Provan Hall is a very active paranormal location. It is a known hotspot.
"We have experienced things that there is no explanations for at that site. Once we asked if there was anyone there, and a lace table cloth floated up into the air and landed on the table.
"People also talk about feeling touched by someone when there is no one close by and people have run out of the old dairy screaming because a man's face appeared from nowhere. There have also been sightings of the little boy and his mother who were murdered there. We'll be using dousing rods and echo boxes to try to pick up spirits' voices. We really can't wait to take people around."
Christine Pont, Provan Hall Operations Officer, had her own unexplained encounter while working on site.
She said: "Once when I started using the vacuum cleaner, a man's voice shouted out 'No', then the Hoover went off and I couldn't start it again. There were no men here at the time, so it was quite unsettling!"
Provan Hall House is one of the oldest buildings in Glasgow and was built in the 15th century as a hunting lodge for Glasgow Bishops. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and leased to Glasgow City Council. The newly created visitors centre will now be run by a Community Management Trust which is a charity made up of local organisations.
The new facility will officially open to the public on August 12, but anyone keen for a sneak peek can go along to family fun preview days on Saturday, July 15, Sunday, July 16, Saturday, July 22 and Sunday, July 23 between 11 am and 3 pm.
There will be bouncy castles, story-telling, arts and crafts and building tours.
Admission is free and the building will also be available to hire as a meeting, office and events space as well as a filming location. There will be lots of volunteering opportunities at the venue too.
