1./ MYLADY GREENSLEEVES

Huntingtower Castle, near Perth, was owned by the Earls of Gowrie. In 1582, the Earl got involved in a plot to kidnap King James VI and was executed. The castle was forfeit to the Crown, together with the ghost of the Green Lady Dorothea Ruthven. She was also known as Mylady Greensleeves, because of the well known and centuries old love song Greensleeves:

"Greensleeves was all my joy.
Greensleeves was my delight.
Greensleesves was my heart of gold
And who but my lady Greensleeves."

The song ends with this line: "Come once again and love me..."

If you are ill, the ghost of Mylady Greensleeves will cure you. And if love hurts real bad, she will comfort you.

2./ A LIVING LEGEND: THE BLACK COLONEL

In 1689, John Grahame of Claverhouse attempted to re-establish the Stuart monarchy against that of the Dutch King William. The coup wasn't very successful and resulted in the occupation of Braemar Castle by government troops. But John Farquharson of Inverey, also known as the Black Colonel, managed to escape, returned to the castle, attacked the garrison and burned down the building.

Now, old heroes never die... and the Black Colonel sure became a true living legend, since he was reported somewhere in the 1970's to watch tv together with the owner of the castle. Braemar Castle is also haunted by a pretty blond haired girl, a young bride who committed suicide when her husband abandoned her.

3./ BAD LORD SOULIS AND ROBIN REDCAP

Bad Lord Soulis was a black magic practitioner. Together with his assistant Robin Redcap, he was responsible for the disappearance of many children. According to Robin Redcap, Bad Lord Soulis could not be harmed by forged steel or bound by rope. Nevertheless, when the peasants rebelled against him, they took him up to a stone circle on a nearby hill, wrapped him in lead and boiled him in a cauldron.

Robin Redcap still guards the treasures of Bad Lord Soulis somewhere in or around Hermitage Castle, where the cries of his victims still can be heard. Visitors are complaining also of being pushed by unseen forces while near a pool by the chapel...

MORE SCOTTISH HAUNTINGS HERE:
http://www.trifter.com/Europe/United-Kingdom/Eight-Haunted-Castles-to-Visit-in-Scotland.420129