Tag: Ghostly

Castles reclaimed by nature, a ghostly ski station and a forsaken dynamite factory: Fascinating photos reveal Scotland’s abandoned wonders

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Scotland is one of the world’s most historically fascinating countries – as is evident from this book of deserted treasures.         

Abandoned Scotland, by Alastair Horne, published by Amber Books, is a beautifully illustrated compendium of ‘little-known corners’ across the country.

The book is packed with 180 photographs of abandoned relics, taking readers on an enthralling tour on which they’ll see a ghostly ski station, ruined castles, a run-down bathhouse, a former dynamite factory and more – all the while

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A spook-tacular vacation destination: Inside America’s ‘most haunted small town’, whose cast of ghostly characters inhabit an eerie mansion, an abandoned hotel and an Irish pub

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If you’re in the market for a spook-tacular vacation, then make a beeline for Alton in Southwest Illinois.

If you dare.

Alton has a deserved reputation as the most haunted small town in America, with a long roll-call of ghostly residents, from phantom nuns to a bank robber who haunts the local Irish pub and hotel guests… who can never leave.

We asked Cory Jobe, President & CEO of Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau, how long Alton has had

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Ghostly Dambusters geraten in Kampfgeist | Vereinigtes Königreich | Nachrichten

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Die Besatzungen nutzten die Dammtürme in Derbyshire, um das Ausbringen der springenden Bombe mit gewagten Läufen 50 Fuß über dem Wasser zu üben. Jetzt, fast 80 Jahre später, sind die Dambusters zurück – nach gemeldeten Sichtungen ihrer gespenstischen Lancaster-Bomber. Das Rätsel dreht sich um das Ladybower Reservoir, wo das Dorf Derwent in den 1940er Jahren überflutet wurde, um Sheffield mit Trinkwasser zu versorgen.

Der Folklore zufolge taucht der Kirchturm des Dorfes auf, wenn der Wasserstand sinkt. Aber es gibt keinen

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