“WITCHES MARKS’ FOUND AT MEDIEVAL MANOR HOUSE

The staggering” number of carved rituals elevates 15th-century Gainsborough Old Hall to one of Britain’s spookiest buildings

- Cinead McTernan

Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, once visited by Henry VIII and his fifth wife Catherine Howard, has revealed itself as a hotbed of supernatural defence. Thanks to the eagle-eyed efforts of English Heritage volunteer Rick Berry, this well-preserved 15th-century manor now boasts the most identified 'witches marks' of any of the charity's 400 historic properties.