Old haunts English Heritage goes on a ghost hunt

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.

- Mark Brown

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

English Heritage is not saying the mysterious figure was a ghost. Nor is it saying it wasn't.

The sighting was reported - with rare documentary evidence - after a callout was made to site-based staff for examples of strange goings on, whether it was unexplained noises or eerie sightings at properties that include abbeys, castles and stately homes. English Heritage said the response was overwhelming.

There was a disembodied hand at Belsay Hall in Northumberland, chilling, unexplainable piano music through the walls of Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire, and a sighting of what appeared to be soldiers disappearing into the woods around Wrest Park in Bedfordshire.