Scotland is set to be haunted by everything from phantom pirates and tortured souls to murderous women this month, if a group of supernatural experts are to be believed. The team behind the Paranormal Database created their unique website to catalogue strange incidents, events and locations across the UK, and they've produced a calendar that shows which spooky events reoccur annually across the country.
And it seems that the month of September, and Autumn in particular, is a hotbed of activity, with several hauntings set to take place across Scotland over the next few months.
With both the liminal time of Halloween approaching and Scotland being named the "world's most haunted country" by Edinburgh-based Paranormal Psychologist Evelyn Hollow, it seems fans of the otherworldly are in for a treat.
With that in mind here are the three incidents and locations where spooky going ons are expected to take place this month.
The Phantom Pirates of Dalgety Bay - Autumn
Every autumn at St Bridget's Kirk in Fife's Dalgety Bay, the ghosts of pirates who once smuggled their plunder there are said to return to haunt the bay.
The haunting return of Janet Dalrymple, Bladnoch (Dumfries and Galloway) – September 12
The ruins of Baldoon Castle are said to be haunted by the ghost of Janet Dalrymple. Walking the ruins of the castle on the anniversary of her untimely death every year on September 12, 1669.
The daughter of Sir James Dalrymple, the story goes that Jane went crazy on her wedding night and stabbed her husband several times, and though her husband survived, she died shortly after – only to return every year after.
Murdered Women and children, Selkirk – September 13
Every year on September 13, several tortured souls return to the place they were murdered, Newark Castle in Selkirk in the Borders, with the ancient fortress said to contain the souls of the women and children murdered by brutal soldiers.
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