Braemar

The castle at Braemar is still used as a residence by the Farquharson family who have lived there since it was built in 1628. During 1987 one pair of guests saw the ghost that haunts the castle. The ghost takes the form of a young blonde woman and is said to be that of a newlywed bride who spent her wedding night in the castle during the 19th century.

It is said that the young woman took her life when she awoke on the morning after her wedding to find that her spouse was not in their chamber or anywhere else in the castle. She assumed that her new husband had been so dissatisfied with the marriage that he had abandoned her. So distraught was the young wife that she threw herself from the window of their bridal chamber. But her husband did not leave her; he had joined his friends in the early morning to hunt game. Not long afterwards he returned to find a great commotion in the courtyard of the castle and learned the awful truth.

The poor woman's ghost is said to return to visit, or maybe to warn, any honeymooning couple who stay at the castle.

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