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The Most Haunted Places In The World

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From Jamaica to England, France to India, explore some of the world's most haunted locations. Castles, manors and even underground tombs made this list of the scariest places you'll find on the planet, all of which can still be visited today, if you dare.

Tower of London

London, England

Construction on the Tower of London began in the 1080's by England's William The Conqueror, though many future monarchs would eventually add to the structure. Used throughout history as a prison and a palace, many horrifying events have occurred within the near millennium's old building, lending it a ghostly reputation. Also known as the bloody tower, King Henry VI and two of King Henry VIII's wives were executed here, with the wooden block used still visible to the public. One of the most frightening events to occur at The Tower of London was the execution of the Countess of Salisbury. Sentenced to death on the scaffold, the Countess managed to escape, though was quickly chased down and axed to death in the Tower Green.

Parisian Catacombs

Paris, France

The Catacombs of Paris were built from quarries far below the city's streets, and store many of the city's former residents. In the late 1780's the cemeteries of Paris began to fill up, leaving no place for the dead within the city's limits. Quarries running below the streets were decided to be used as a final resting place for those already buried, and nightly processions began relocating bodies from overcrowded cemeteries to the winding corridors below. The quarries were blessed before receiving the bodies, and the process was kept relatively quiet, done only at night by inconspicuous carts. Bodies continued to be stored here until 1814, and up to seven million bodies currently remain to this day.

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The Skirrid Inn

Llanfihangel Crucorney, Wales, UK

This 900 year old building is thought to have once been a courthouse, though is now used as a hotel. It is believed that up to 180 people have died here, hung from a wooden beam still intact today. Most likely victims of their courthouse verdict, guests to the inn now claim they are haunted by the spirits of the Skirrid Inn dead. Objects have been witnessed floating through the air on their own, faces have been seen in the windows of empty rooms and guest shave even claimed to feel the soft tug of a phantom noose around their neck.

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh, Scotland

Considered one of the most haunted locations in Scotland, a country known for its paranormal activity, Edinburgh Castle boasts a bloody 900-year history, though evidence of settlements on the large rocky outcropping now supporting the castle date back to 600 AD. After changing hands from the Scottish to English many times over gruesome battles, the castle is thought to be home to the spirits of soldiers, prisoners and even a ghost dog that roams the on-site canine cemetery.

Rose Hall

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Built in the 1770's for owner John Palmer, this plantation was once the home to suspected voodoo priestess Annie Palmer. After the suspicious death of three of her husbands, Annie supposedly began torturing and murdering slaves on her plantation. She was eventually murdered by her slaves, and is buried on the home's grounds. Currently, Rose Hall is open for tours, where guests have reportedly seen strange images appear in photographs taken inside the home, as well as apparitions in mirrors.

Raynham Hall

Norfolk, England

This home, built in 1619 for the Townshends, remains in their family to this day. Set on a 7,000 acre estate, Raynham Hall is said to be haunted by one of its former residents, Lady Dorothy Townshend. Though her death was recorded in 1726, some suggest she was actually held captive inside the home, and died later. Her ghost, now known as the "Brown Lady" was reportedly caught on film in 1936 by two reporters from Country Life Magazine. The picture shows the misty figure of a woman descending a staircase inside the home, and remains one of the most widely seen ghost photographs of all time. Prior to the picture of Dorothy's spirit being captured in the 1930's, Colonel Loftus also claimed to see her. One week in 1835, the colonel claims he came across her ghost twice, and noted she wore a brown satin dress, and appeared to have empty eye sockets.

Bhangarh Fort

Alwar, India

An abandoned city in itself, Bhangarh Fort is said to have been cursed, and was soon after destroyed, though historians claim a famine in 1783 left the town deserted. Completely avoided by locals, authorities warn visitors not to visit Bhangarh after dusk, and have even refused to enter its grounds after dark themselves. Comprised of a fort and temple, many say that even the local wildlife avoid the deserted city, and no one has yet been able to spend a full night there.

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