Prudhoe Castle

Prudhoe Castle was built in the approximately 1100 on the site of an older dwelling. It was built for strategic reasons to protect the river Tyne from the then invading Scots.
In the 19th century a manor house was constructed by the Percy family within the castle wall. It has many stories of paranormal occurrences associated with both the outside which is the castle and the inside which is the manor house.
Some of the stories have been recapped by past owners and visitors to the site. Sounds of chanting has been heard coming from the chapel, a ball was heard bouncing down the stairs (it was later learnt that a young priest used to play with a ball repeatedly bouncing it up on down the stairs), the sound of water being hurled at a door with great strength woke the couple who lived in the east tower. But on investigation nothing was there.
There are two very strange happenings that stand out more than the others. The first, being that of a husband and wife who lived in one of the blocks in the outer castle. The husband had just got over paralysis of the face, but one night he heard what he thought was someone prowling outside one of the windows, when he opened the curtain he was confronted by a white shape that darted towards him. There were stories of a white stallion that prowled the perimeter of the castle, whether this was the white horse or something logically explainable we will never know. But for this unfortunate man was the end of his recovery as again he was faced with his face again sadly paralysed.
The second, being that of a solid oak table being hurled on to the floor in the middle of the night. The noise was so loud that it woke everyone up from there sleep. It took three men to lift it back into its proper position. Whether this was some prank played on the unaware occupants or some very unnerving paranormal force. Again I guess we will never know......

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