“UK’s Spookiest Places Revealed: Readers Choose Haunted Castles, Forts and Farmhouses for H” — what this page in the network covers. As Halloween approaches, Guardian readers have shared their picks for the spookiest places across the UK, from Scotland’s dramatic Dunnottar Castle to a remote haunted farmhouse in Northern Ireland. Perched on cliffs above the North Sea, Dunnottar Castle is a standout for its eerie Whigs Vault, wher The Guardian Lifestyle Oct 30, 2026 • 7:00 AM
Perched on cliffs above the North Sea, Dunnottar Castle is a standout for its eerie Whigs Vault, where over 160 prisoners were held in horrific conditions in 1685. One reader with Fraser ancestry described the chilling atmosphere: wind whistling through stonework, waves thundering below, and a feeling that the past hasn’t left. Other nominations include a ghostly hill fort on the South Downs and a haunted farmhouse in rural Northern Ireland, each with its own unsettling history. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.