Creepy Places Global: Duart Castle

Facebook:   / creepy-places-of-new-england-137391732977397   Website: http://creepyplaces.webs.com/ Spirits of New England Comic: http://www.spiritsofnewengland.org/sh... Charles and Andrew head up to Scotland in order to visit Duart Castle, a 13th century Castle located on the Isle of Mull. The Clan Maclean, one of the oldest clans in the Highlands, received the castle around 1367 when Lachlan Lùbanach Maclean married Mary MacDonald, daughter of the powerful John of Islay. The castle was granted to the couple as a dowry. In 1588, the Spanish Armada had to take a long route back to Spain because of severe storms by sailing around Scotland and Ireland. One ship, most likely the San Juan de Sicilia, anchored at Tobermory Bay, a few miles from Duart. The ship exploded soon after, possible by sabotage. Several of the surviving Spanish were held as prisoners in the dungeons of Duart. During the conflict known as the English Civil War, the Macleans siding with the Royalist cause. Duart Castle was besieged on September of 1653 by six warships sent by Cromwell. On the 13th of that month, a storm hit while the ships were anchored near Duart, and three of them sank, including the HMS Swan. The castle remained with the MacLean Clan until 1691, when Sir John Maclean surrendered it to Archibald Campbell after a long siege and in order to pay off the family’s debt. It returns into ownership of the Maclean family on September 11, 1911 when Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, purchased the castle and started restoring it. Today, people can visit the castle and enjoy the sites, the history, and even hold various events. In terms of the paranormal, there is a story of a headless horseman. It’s claimed that the man was killed and his head chopped off, and his body thrown into the water. It is now claimed that if a member of the Maclean family is dying, this horseman will appear to collect that person’s soul. A bonus scene includes seal watching at Loch Linnhe History of Duart at 1:52 Duart Castle at 11:43 The Dungeon at 14:02 Second Floor at 16:01 The Great Hall at 18:04 Third Floor at 23:24 EVP #1 at 27:36 EVP #2 at 28:31 Clan Exhibition at 29:11 The Walls at 31:46 EVP #3 at 33:27 The Castle Grounds at 40:50 Seals of Loch Linnhe at 44:41 More on Duart Castle: http://www.duartcastle.com/ More on the Maclean Clan: http://www.maclean.org/