Tutbury Castle

Staffordshire · United Kingdom · Castle

Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here and is said to walk — in 2004 her apparition reportedly appeared to some forty people on the South Tower.

Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire was one of the prisons where Mary Queen of Scots was held. She is said to despise the place and to return as one of its ghosts. There are also accounts of a figure in full armour, a White Lady and a child. In 2004 Mary’s apparition reportedly appeared to some forty people atop the South Tower. The ruin is open to visitors.

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Where is Tutbury Castle located?

Tutbury Castle is in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.

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