No ghosts at Edinburgh Castle

For years it was believed that several ghosts lived in the dungeons of Edinburgh Castle. Stories of the Headless Drummer, the Tunnel Piper, the Ghost Dog and the former inmates of the Castle's dungeons have terrified locals and visitors for generations, soldiers posted on guard duty however have never noticed anything strange happening.

A Quote from the Scotsman: Officials have scoured 30 years' worth of guards' reports and files in reply to a Freedom of Information request, but have admitted their records contain nothing relating to the supernatural. Ghost-hunters had hoped the papers might have hinted at the likes of soldiers hearing footsteps and then finding no-one around when they went to investigate, or unexplained noises or sights. Military regulations require soldiers on guard duty to maintain logs of what happens on their watch.

Robin Bankhead, assistant manager of Witchery Tours, said: "Maybe the ghosts swore the guards to secrecy after encounters - they are men and women of their honour after all. But we have incontrovertible evidence of ghosts around Edinburgh and we know where to find them."