Reculver Towers

Reculver, Kent · United Kingdom · Ruin

The twin towers of St Mary's on the Roman fort of Regulbium, with the cries of sacrificed children.

Reculver Towers in Reculver (CT6 6SU). The dramatic twin towers of St Mary's Church are built on the site of the Roman fort of Regulbium from the third century AD. For centuries there have been reports of the ghostly sound of a wailing infant. The skeletons of eleven children were found during excavations. Source: Haunted Places in Britain (PDF compilation).

FAQ

Where is Reculver Towers located?

Reculver Towers is in Reculver, Kent, United Kingdom.

More haunted places in Kent

• Dover Castle Kent · Castle
• Goodwin Sands Deal, Kent · Natural site
• Shipwrights Arms Faversham, Kent · Pub
• Pluckley Kent · Haunted house
• Mary King's Close Edinburgh, Scotland · Urban site
• Borley Rectory England, Essex · Rectory
• Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh, Scotland · Fortress
• Grassmarket: Covenanters' Memorial, the Gallows and Maggie Dickson Edinburgh, Scotland · Execution site

Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.

Image: Ethan Doyle White · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons