Haunted Churches (61)

61 verified haunted churches from around the world. Each location includes its story, a 1–5 scare rating and GPS coordinates.

• Borley Rectory
  England, Essex · Scare 5/5
  'England's most haunted house' according to Harry Price — burned in 1939, demolished in 1944, but the stories live on.
• Klokkaren och gravröveren, Ringsaker
  Innlandet, Ringsaker · Scare 4/5
  1554 grävde klockaren upp Margrete Fransdotter — och hon vaknade upp ur graven.
• Skjeberg Prestegård
  Østfold, Sarpsborg · Scare 4/5
  Bibelverser ristade i alla väggar av en galen prästson — och oroliga nätter sedan dess.
• Capela dos Ossos
  Évora · Scare 4/5
  5,000 monk and citizen bones in the chapel walls — 'we are waiting for yours'.
• Oiwa Inari Shrine
  Tokyo, Yotsuya · Scare 4/5
  Shrine dedicated to Oiwa — Japan's most famous vengeful spirit from Yotsuya Kaidan.
• St Michan's Church
  Ireland, Dublin · Scare 4/5
  Krypta med naturligt mumifierade kroppar 800 år gamla — och spöken viskar.
• Sedlec Ossuary
  Kutná Hora · Scare 4/5
  The Czech Republic's "Bone Church" — the skeletons of 40,000 people decorate the interior.
• Mo Prestegård, Frosta
  Trøndelag, Frosta · Scare 3/5
  Prästen Eiler Schøller Rosenvinge går igen efter att ha avsatts från ämbetet.
• Nore Prestegård
  Buskerud, Nore og Uvdal · Scare 3/5
  Prästens stela bleka ben under soffan — och starkt ljus i vindsfönstret från ingen lampa.
• Gallarus Oratory
  Ireland, Dingle · Scare 3/5
  Irlands äldsta intakta byggnad — 1200 år gammal stenoratorium liknande upp-och-nedvänd båt.
• Røyken Prestegård
  Viken, Asker · Scare 3/5
  Släpande fotsteg som försvinner in i väggen och bankningar på badrumsdörren.
• Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas)
  Šiauliai · Scare 3/5
  Lithuania's hill of more than 100,000 crosses — a place where the dead are heard whispering on stormy nights.
• Snarum Church
  Scare 3/5
  Snarum Church, located in the idyllic Modum municipality in Norway, has a history reaching back to the Middle Ages. But beyond its beautiful architecture and long traditions, the church has also become known for something else — tales of the supernatural.
• St Peter's Church, Tewin
  Hertfordshire, Tewin · Scare 3/5
  Lady Anne Grimstons grav — sju träd har vuxit ur den för att uppfylla en profetia.
• Trefaldighetsgården — Hospitalskyrkan och de tvångsuppfostrades gudstjänster
  Östergötland, Vadstena · Scare 3/5
  Trefaldighetsgården blev en del av hospitalets expansion i början av 1700-talet, och här restes Hospitalskyrkan 1750.
• Holmens Kirke — Sjömännens kyrka
  Köpenhamn · Scare 3/5
  Den här byggnaden var från början en ankarsmedja, som Christian IV lät göra om till kyrka för flottans folk.
• Vor Frue Kirke — Kyrkan britterna brände ned
  Köpenhamn · Scare 3/5
  Köpenhamns domkyrka i sin nuvarande form invigdes 1829, men dess föregångare gick under en av stadens värsta nätter.
• Akershus slottskirke och Det kongelige mausoleum
  Oslo · Scare 3/5
  Ett kapell har funnits på fästningen sedan Håkon V:s dagar i början av 1300-talet.
• Winchcombe Church
  Gloucestershire, Winchcombe · Scare 3/5
  Skräcksaga om en mordisk styvmor straffad dramatiskt ligger bakom legenden.
• Oslo Domkirke och Stortorvet
  Oslo · Scare 3/5
  Christianias tredje domkyrka invigdes på allhelgonadagen 1697.
• Klosterträdgården — Den svarta nunnan och Glosona
  Östergötland, Vadstena · Scare 3/5
  Klosterträdgården är den återställda delen av klostrets gamla odlingsmark, där nunnorna en gång drog upp läkeväxter, kryddor och fruktträd.
• Rödtornet och S:t Pers kyrka — Den försvunna församlingens enda vittne
  Östergötland, Vadstena · Scare 3/5
  Rödtornet är allt som återstår av S:t Pers kyrka, som revs 1829 sedan marken givit vika under den.
• S:t Petri kyrka — Den medeltida stadens överfulla gravar
  Malmö · Scare 3/5
  S:t Petri kyrka är Malmös äldsta byggnad — påbörjad omkring 1319 i nordtysk tegelgotik och invigd cirka 1350.
• All Hallows by the Tower — kyrkan som tog emot de halshuggna
  England, London · Scare 3/5
  All Hallows by the Tower hävdar enligt egen tradition att den grundades redan på 600-talet, vilket skulle göra den till Londons äldsta kyrka.
• Christ Church Spitalfields — Hawksmoors vita torn
  England, London · Scare 3/5
  Christ Church Spitalfields restes efter ritningar av Nicholas Hawksmoor och stod färdig 1729, en av sex kyrkor han byggde i London.
• St Botolph's Aldgate — kyrkan vid pestgropen
  England, London · Scare 3/5
  St Botolph's Aldgate har stått här sedan minst 1100-talet, i sin nuvarande form sedan 1740-talet.
• St Giles' Cathedral & Heart of Midlothian
  Skottland, Edinburgh · Scare 3/5
  Mitt i kullerstenen utanför katedralen St Giles ligger ett hjärta av mosaik, the Heart of Midlothian.
• Chapel of the Good Shepherd: de intagnas kyrka
  New York · Scare 3/5
  Mitt på ön står Chapel of the Good Shepherd, en kyrka i sten färdig 1889 och ritad av Frederick Clarke Withers.
• St. Louis Cathedral & Père Antoines trädgård
  Louisiana, New Orleans · Scare 3/5
  Mitt på Jackson Square reser sig St. Louis Cathedral, USA:s äldsta katolska katedral i obruten drift.
• St. Paul's Chapel: det äldsta rummet och dess gravar
  New York · Scare 3/5
  St. Paul's Chapel vid Broadway invigdes 1766 och är den äldsta bevarade kyrkobyggnaden på Manhattan, en av få kvar från den brittiska kolonialtiden.
• Trinity Church: där New Yorks äldsta döda vilar
  New York · Scare 3/5
  Vi avslutar vid Trinity Church, vid Broadway och Wall Street, en församling med anor till 1697.
• Tyska kyrkan (Sankta Gertrud) — Branden och de tysta orglarna
  Stockholm · Scare 3/5
  Tyska kyrkan, helgad åt Sankta Gertrud, har sina rötter i hansatiden, när tyska köpmän satte sin prägel på Stockholm.
• Frammegården in Skillingmark
  Värmland · Scare 3/5
  One of Sweden's most haunted houses? Deep inside the Värmland forests, near the Norwegian border, lies Frammegården — a place that carries rumours of ghosts, witches and tragic fates.
• Dolm Church
  Scare 3/5
  A place of faith, tragedies and mysteries. Dolm Church, located on Dolmøya in Hitra municipality, is one of the oldest buildings along the Trøndelag coast and carries a history full of drama, faith and supernatural tales.
• Vang Vicarage
  Scare 3/5
  Vang Vicarage Ridarbu — A Historic Home with Supernatural Traces. This old vicarage is not only a place of cultural and historical value, but has also become the subject of rumours of supernatural events that draw both skeptics and seekers of the mystical.
• Järvsö Vicarage
  Gävleborg · Scare 3/5
  A haunted vicarage where the shadows linger. In the heart of Hälsingland lies Järvsö Vicarage, a place full of history — and perhaps something more. Here, in the old vicarage that has stood untouched since the 1870s, many generations have passed.
• The Ghosts of Oviken Church and a Dark Event from the 19th Century
  Jämtland · Scare 3/5
  Oviken's old church is a historic site with deep roots in Jämtland's spiritual and cultural history. But among the old walls and graves, more than just the church's documented history lives on...
• Hudiksvall Church
  Gävleborg · Scare 3/5
  Hudiksvall Church, also known as Jakob's Church, is not only the oldest building in Hudiksvall but also one of the city's most fascinating places.
• Haga Church — Cemetery of Plague and Cholera
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Ground saturated with tragedy from the cholera epidemics — stillness and historical weight after dark.
• Kastlösa Vicarage — A Notorious Haunted House on Öland
  Kalmar · Scare 3/5
  Deep on southern Öland lies Kastlösa Vicarage, a seemingly peaceful place but with a dark history that draws visitors from all over Sweden.
• 7 of Norway's Most Haunted Places
  Scare 3/5
  Norway is not only a land of magnificent fjords and majestic mountains, but also home to some of the most fascinating haunted places in Scandinavia.
• Valla Church
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Valla Church on Tjörn is a quiet place with roots in the Middle Ages. But despite its peaceful façade, the church carries stories that grate. One of them is about the magnate Lauritz Olsson Green — a judge with a tarnished reputation, both in life and after death.
• Sweden's Most Haunted Churches — Here the Dead Never Rest in Peace
  Scare 3/5
  Churches are meant to be peaceful places for prayer and reflection, but some carry more than just history. Over the years, several Swedish churches have become known for strange figures, unexplained sounds and stories of spirits that refuse to leave.
• Nidaros Cathedral
  Scare 3/5
  The haunting monk in the Cathedral. Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim is not just a historic building. It is also a place where the supernatural is said to have left its mark.
• St Bridget's Chapel — David Carnegie's Scottish Legacy
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  An isolated chapel with Scottish influences — at dusk often experienced as mysterious and charged.
• St. Johannes Cemetery — Stockholm's Most Haunted Burial Ground
  Stockholm · Scare 3/5
  At the top of Brunkebergsåsen in Stockholm rises St. Johannes Church, an imposing red-brick building that overlooks Norrmalm. But it is not the church's splendid façade that gave the place its reputation. It is what happens in the cemetery when darkness falls.
• Klara Cemetery and the Nun in Black
  Stockholm · Scare 3/5
  In central Stockholm, just north of Sergels torg, lies Klara Cemetery. It is a remnant of the old Klara Convent, a Franciscan monastery founded in the 13th century.
• St Bartholomew's
  Cornwall, Warleggan · Scare 3/5
  Mysterium hänger över kyrkan, hemsökt av en excentrisk tidigare präst.
• St Piran's Cross
  Cornwall, Perranporth · Scare 3/5
  Cornwalls äldsta stenkors minns St. Piran, mannen som förde tenn till Cornwall.
• Bisley Church
  Gloucestershire, Stroud · Scare 3/5
  Den underliga sagan om Bisley Boy är bara en av kyrkans många legender.
• Holy Trinity Church, Weston
  Hertfordshire, Weston · Scare 3/5
  Två stenar tolv fot isär markerar den legendariska jätten Jack O'Legs grav.
• Ghosts in Hedvig Eleonora Church
  Stockholm · Scare 3/5
  Hedvig Eleonora Church in Östermalm, Stockholm, is a place full of history — and according to some, of ghosts as well. When night falls, invisible figures are said to move through the nave, as if they never truly left this world.
• Three Kings Chapel
  Goa, Cansaulim · Scare 3/5
  En kung förgiftade sina två rivaler vid en måltid — alla tre vilar nu under kapellets golv.
• Bromma Church
  Stockholm · Scare 3/5
  In Bromma, just a few kilometers from central Stockholm, lies a church whose history is as fascinating as it is eerie. Bromma Church, one of Sweden's oldest round churches, has for centuries been the subject of stories about the unexplainable.
• Borgvattnet Rectory
  Jämtland · Scare 3/5
  Sweden's most notorious haunted house. Deep in the magical forests of Jämtland lies a place that has gained near-mythical status — Borgvattnet Rectory.
• Bjurholm Rectory
  Västerbotten · Scare 3/5
  A haunted gem in Västerbotten. Bjurholm Rectory in Västerbotten County is a place that carries over one hundred and fifty years of history — and perhaps some of its earlier inhabitants! Since the rectory was inaugurated in 1853, many have passed through.
• Igreja N.S. das Dores
  Porto Alegre · Scare 3/5
  Porto Alegre's "Church of Sorrows" — the most classic Brazilian ghost story of the head in the tower.
• The Old Masthugg Church — The White Lady and the Black Priest
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  By the church ruins haunts a woman in a white dress, jilted at the altar. In the new church, a black-clad priest figure.
• St Senara's Church
  Cornwall, Zennor · Scare 3/5
  Tidsslitet stol med snidning av sjöjungfru bakom sig en gripande legend.
• Hardemo kyrka
  Örebro · Scare 3/5
  Det börjar alltid likadant, enligt dem som bor i trakten: ett svagt knackande från någon av de gamla gravstenarna, följt [...]
• The Lady in Black at Vännäsby Cemetery
  Västerbotten · Scare 3/5
  At Vännäsby cemetery, not far from the Ume River, a lone figure walks in the dark. She is an elderly woman, dressed in black, with a kerchief tied under her chin. She walks slowly and stooped, as if weighed down by years and sorrow.

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How many haunted churches are there?

Haunted Places lists 61 haunted churches worldwide, each with its story and a 1–5 scare rating.

What are the most famous haunted churches?

Among the most notable: Borley Rectory, Klokkaren och gravröveren, Ringsaker, Skjeberg Prestegård.

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