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Bodelwyddan Castle

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Bodelwyddan Castle is a fortified Manor House which is located in the county of Denbighshire, within Wales. The location is also a Victorian Gothic Revival-Style castle which is surrounded by formal gardens along with sixteen acres of woodland. The location currently serves as the grounds for a four-star hotel owned by the Warner Group, but it has a long history spanning back to the 1400s. Originally it was built as a house, and it gained it's castle look during the 1800s; long after it was originally built. After it's use as a house, the castle went on to serve as a hospital during World War One, and then it became a private girls only school. Before it's exclusive use as a hotel, the castle did serve as a museum and art gallery for a time before its funding was cut by the local council.  There are a few hauntings here which seem to have been propelled by word of mouth and Most Haunted's investigation here. There isn't much detailed information on the s...

Ammersoyen Castle

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Located beside the village of Ammerzoden, within the Gelderland province of the Netherlands, Ammersoyen Castle is one of the best preserved medieval castles in the Netherlands. This castle is a Dutch water castle, also known as a moated castle, and consists of four corner towers plus a fortified bailey. The castle dates back to the 1300s and has suffered damage a number of times through sieges, a fire, and most notably Allied shelling during World War Two. The castle has also been used as a monastery during the 1900s until it was bought, restored, and partly turned into a museum. Only one haunting has been found in connection to this location, and that is of a woman in white. It's said she died after being locked in a tower and since then people have seen her spirit and heard her weeping.  History     Some sources have claimed that Ammersoyen Castle, also known as Kasteel Ammersoyen, was built during the 12th century, also known as the 1100s. It is also common...

Doorwerth Castle

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Doorwerth Castle, also known as Castle Doorwerth and Kasteel Doorwerth, is a good example of a 'waterburcht' or moated castle. It has thick outer walls to help provide protection from the water and the location has been used for defensive purposes on a number of occasions. Arguably the most notable of these occasions includes when it was occupied by the Germans during World War Two, an event which led to the castle's destruction until it's restoration was finally completed during 1983. Now, the location is open as a museum to the public. Doorwerth Castle has few hauntings, but apparently one of them is a witch-like woman in a carriage pulled by headless horses.  History     Doorwerth Castle has also been called by the names of Castle Doorwerth and Kasteel Doorwerth. It is located on the river Rhine, within the Gelderland province of the Netherlands, and is near to the city of Arnhem. More specifically, Doorwerth Castle is based in the municipality of Renkum....