Rose Hall Great House

Saint James · Jamaica · Manor

The White Witch Annie Palmer is still said to ride across the plantation and appear on the balcony of her Georgian great house.

Rose Hall near Montego Bay is the Caribbean's most famous haunted house, tied to the legend of Annie Palmer – the White Witch. The tale claims she murdered three husbands and several enslaved workers with poison and dark magic before being strangled in her own bedchamber. Visitors report a female figure on the balcony and hoofbeats in the night as she rides across the estate. Historians have shown the legend largely stems from a 1929 novel, yet on the house's night-time ghost tours it feels vividly alive. Johnny Cash, who lived next door, even recorded a ballad about her.

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Where is Rose Hall Great House located?

Rose Hall Great House is in Saint James, Jamaica.