She got her revenge by poisoning a birthday cake and killing two of the plantation owner’s daughters, but then she was hung by her fellow slaves. In the Middle Ages, it was often used as the temporary resting place for the mortal remains of those unfortunates who incurred the Monarch's displeasure and who, as a result, lost their heads on nearby Tower Hill.

She claimed that the turf would need to be laid under the communion table for four days to lay all the ghosts to rest. On an ill-fated day in June 1944, the Nazi soldiers entered this town, and for some unknown reason, separated the men from their women and children. Built in 1145, Ancient Ram Inn in Wotton-under-Edge has played many roles over the centuries: a priest’s residence, housing for masons and slaves, an inn, and a public house. For those braving the graveyard at night, perchance you'll see the ghostly white lady seen floating through the cemetery in the late hours. The last resting place of 48 Scottish kings, Iona has a long history and is a significant spiritual centre.Until he was recently buried, the figure – known as ‘Old Jimmy Garlick’ – was placed in a glass-panelled coffin. Legend has it that the crazy pastor of the Egg Hill Church killed all his parishioners post communion, and soon after, hung himself to death. Britain is littered with churches, many of them boasting glorious architectural features and rich histories. It's unknown whether the story of these children is real but it'll still send shivers up your spine when you're standing there looking at the church from nearby.

During its 600-year tenure as a palace, the complex had its fair share of murders, whether from jealous concubines poisoning one another or executions performed at the emperor’s behest.

In December 1920 a choirmaster along with two choirboys had gone into the church to rehearse at 6pm one evening a few days before Christmas. The settlement has been a destination for curious tourists since the time of its abandonment, and it was officially preserved as a historical site in 1979. The beautiful and mysterious Rosslyn Chapel in Midlothian was originally founded as a collegiate church in the mid-15th century. It is widely believed that when the body of their father was disinterred from its burial place in Westminster Abbey at the Restoration of the Monarchy and hung in chains at Tyburn, the daughters of Oliver Cromwell bribed a guard, took their father's corpse and had it secretly placed in the family vault at St. The institution officially shut its doors in 1996, but the ghosts of deceased inmates are said to still roam the iron walkways today.