Chillingham Castle

Northumberland · United Kingdom · Castle

The radiant Blue Boy cried at midnight in the Pink Room — and a renovation uncovered a child’s bones walled up in blue cloth.

Chillingham Castle in Northumberland is often called Britain’s most haunted castle. Its best-known ghost is the radiant Blue Boy, whose mournful cries were heard at midnight in the Pink Room, followed by a blue glow. During a 20th-century renovation, workers found a child’s bones walled up and wrapped in blue cloth. Lady Mary Berkeley is also said to walk here, and the castle’s dungeons carry a dark history.

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Where is Chillingham Castle located?

Chillingham Castle is in Northumberland, United Kingdom.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.

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