Closeburn Castle Ghost Hunt Dumfries Scotland with Haunting Nights
Date & Time
Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 pm to Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 02:30 am
UTC+01:00Location
Closeburn Castle & Escape Rooms | Thornhill, SC
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Ghost Hunt with Haunting Nights at Scotland’s oldest continuously inhabited tower houseCloseburn Castle, a castle with a bloody curse and home of a murderous clan
The ancestral home of the Kirkpatricks in 1232, when the land was granted to Ivone of Kirkpatick by Alexander II, King of Scotland.
The estate was sold out of the family in 1783 by James Kirkpatrick to Reverend James Stuart-Menteth, until 1981, when Luis Kirkpatrick brought the Castle back to the family.
Closeburn Castle’s curse is tied to the Kirkpatrick family’s violent history, particularly involving murder and betrayal, leading to ghostly tales and a chilling death omen
The terrifying sight of a blood soaked swan foretells a family death, a lady in black is seen with an unsettling presence frequent reports of unexplained sounds resonate throughout the castle unsettling residents and visitors alike
These legends stem from the castle’s long past, including Roger Kirkpatrick’s involvement in murdering John ‘The Red’ Comyn for Robert the Bruce
Areas to investigate include the top room (4th floor) in the tower plus the corridors and spiral stairs in the tower, the sitting room and the dining hall in the first floor and in the ground level you have the entrance hall and the dungeons with the prison cell
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The Omen of the White Swan
The most famous “curse” or omen associated with the Kirkpatrick family of Closeburn is the appearance of a white swan on the castle loch. One notable version of the story involves a young Kirkpatrick who, upon seeing a swan, allegedly told his father he would soon be sorrowful; the young man died suddenly that same night.
Event Location
Closeburn Castle & Escape Rooms, Croalchapel,Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
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