Spedlin's
Tower
Templand,
Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
A sad and gruesome tale surrounds the haunting of the sixteenth
century tower where in the 1650`s Sir Alexander Jardine imprisoned
a miller for making bad bread. Shortly after incarcerating the
inefficient fellow in one of the dungeons, Jardine left for
a length stay in Edinburgh. IT was some months later that the
prisoner was remembered by which time of course be had died
of starvation. Sir Alexander found the rotting remains on his
return and was sickened to find the hapless victim of his inhumanity
and forgetfulness had, in a desperate attempt to reach the door
of the prison, literally torn his hands from the manacles which
bound him to the wall. In an effort to ensure that the ghost
of the victim was `laid` a bible was built into the wall of
the dungeons. This was discovered many centuries later and removed
to a local museum but there were so many catastrophes which
followed this that the book was returned to the castle. At least,
so the story goes. Nevertheless, several people visiting the
derelict tower have heard human moans and felt ` the presence
of an unseen entity` Also according to Mr. Lawrence, several
of his friends have actually seen the apparition of a tall white
haired man in the region of the original site of the dungeon.
He looks `distraught as if suffering from pain` The figure has
no hands.
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