Haunted LlancaiachIn a recent poll Llancaiach Fawr was named as one of the Top Ten most haunted buildings in Britain. Strange things have been experienced in almost every room, along corridors and upon stairs. Things seen, heard or felt, or sometimes odours in the air of violets or lavender - and on some occasions, roast beef!
Perhaps the figure most often experienced is that of what we believe to be a nineteenth century housekeeper known as “Mattie”. The rustle of her petticoats has been heard in the bedchamber where it is believed she died, tragically, so many years ago and yet the saddest is the ghost of a little boy who fell to his death from one of the upper rooms. He sometimes makes his presence felt by a little mischievous tug of a sleeve or someone’s hair, or else he’ll slip his hand into the hand of whoever is in the room as though he is looking for someone to take him home. Others are more puzzling - the figure seen in the vicinity of the Manor, although not within - could it be a suicide or the victim of a grisly murder? And what of the figure seen deep in contemplation - could this be Edward Prichard, master of Llancaiach Fawr during the Civil War period, his mind in turmoil about his support for the King? Then there is the puzzle of the carved stone Pentangle found hidden in the wall of the Manor - could it have been put there to ward away evil - or is it a curse! You can view our Ghost Webcam page or visit the BBC Ghostcam to see if you can spot a ghost. There is a group of people dedicated to the investigation of these phenomena. The South Wales Paranormal Research (www.swpr.co.uk ) team regularly attend our Ghost Tours and on special occasions will be holding “Ghost Watches”, when members of the public will be able to join them in an extended evening of research, learning how to use their equipment and contributing to their investigations within the Manor. The Ghost Tour season begins at the beginning of October and runs through until the end of March (excepting December), whilst Ghostwatch may be held at various times of the year. Llancaiach Fawr Manor ghostly links"Strange Light" Video - big file, please be patient while it loads 6 "Electronic Voice Phenomena" from 2008 4 "Electronic Voice Phenomena" from 2009, captured in the Great Hall Ghost WebcamThe following web camera pictures are taken from BBC's web page. Ghostcam may be switched off between 7pm and 11pm on weekday evenings when Ghost Tours are taking place at the manor. Ghostcam may occasionally fail to update due to technical issues.  |
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