Loftus Hall
The Devil’s Card Game and the Woman Who Never Left the Tapestry Room On the windswept tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford,…
Category: Europe
Leap Castle
The Tower House So Violent Its Own Family Turned It Into Fiction Leap Castle sits on a narrow pass through the Slieve Bloom Mountains…
The Ancient Ram Inn
England’s Most Haunted House Rests on a Surprisingly Thin Historical Foundation Few buildings in England carry a reputation as heavy as the Ancient Ram…
Tower of London
Nine Centuries of Kings, Prisoners, and Executions Inside England’s Most Haunted Fortress On the north bank of the Thames, just east of the City…
Cardiff Castle
Two Thousand Years of History Behind One Gothic Facade Nestled in the heart of the city, this fortress-like structure made of stone walls surrounded a Roman fortress, a castle built by…
Kylemore Abbey
A Castle Built for Love, Rebuilt for Grief Kylemore Abbey is undoubtedly Ireland’s most photographed building outside Dublin. This grey castle of the Gothic Revival style is reflected in a mountain lake, surrounded by the…
Johnstown Castle
The Fairy-Tale Castle Still Giving Up Its Secrets Johnstown Castle looks straight out of a fairytale, with its turrets and battleships castles reflecting in a still lake. A walled Victorian garden, plus peacocks that frequent the grounds,…
Donegal Castle
The Fortress an O’Donnell Chieftain Burned Rather Than Lose Donegal Castle is located at the heart of the town, a squat grey tower dominating…
St. Michan’s Church
St. Michan’s Church: A History of Preservation, Rebellion, and the Restless Dead Tucked behind a modest stone facade on Church Street, on the north…
Borley Church
The Village Behind England’s Most Haunted House Borley is barely a village at all. Fewer than 120 people live scattered about its farmhouses and…