Scotney Castle 2 by Fred255

Photography • Architecture • posted on Jun 23, 2009

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Like all good castles, Scotney has its own ghost. This is the spirit of a man that haunts the castle and is usually described as dripping wet. Arthur Darrell occupied the castle in the 18th century until he was outlawed for smuggling and fled. He reportedly died abroad and his body was returned home for burial 1720. However Darrell is not the ghost of Scotney Castle. Rather it is suggested that despite the burial he was still very much alive. It's said that Darrell faked his own death so that he could continue his smuggling operations without fear of pursuit. The ghost of Scotney Castle is said to be that of a Revenue Officer who discovered Darrell's secret. Darrell then allegedly killed the unfortunate civil servant, weighed his body down and threw it into the moat. It is from the moat that the ghostly figure is sometimes seen emerging today. The story of Darrell's faked death is given credence by the fact that in 1924 his coffin was opened - and found to contain nothing but stones. So if that part of the story is true, could the spooky tales of the dripping ghost also be correct? Thank you for looking, as always any comments or suggestions welcome 8~) ** BEST VIEWED FULLSIZE **

Comments (17)

PD154

3:02PM | Tue, 23 June 2009

Great Landscape image, top stuff my friend.

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Staticon

3:18PM | Tue, 23 June 2009

Excellent picture and interesting story. :-)

wingnut55

3:28PM | Tue, 23 June 2009

a delightful pic of a fanciful building.

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bmac62

3:35PM | Tue, 23 June 2009

Ooooooo, excellent write up. Great lead into a story or a poem that you could put in the Writer's Gallery. You could do it! I've got about a half dozen pieces in there and I've got another rattling around in my head. Fine photo!

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