Ghosts of Knaresborough Castle

Knaresborough Castle is a small ruin located on a cliff overlooking the River Nidd in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in the early 12th century. The crown owned the castle through the 15th century. Royalists held it during the English Civil War, and Parliamentarian forces besieged it in 1644. It was slighted and left ruined in 1648 on Parliament's orders.

Despite being only a ruin today, the castle still has some ghosts.

Knaresborough Castle has two resident wraiths who seem to be locked in eternal combat. The ghost of a man has been seen standing over another person's spirit, lying on the ground. The standing man seems to have his arm raised as though he is about to attack the person on the ground before they both fade away.

A related incident occurred on June 27th, 2003, when a photographer captured a strange mist in the castle's dungeon. It formed the shape of a large person standing over a figure on the ground with an arm raised, as if poised to strike. The mist vanished seconds later. The photo is often cited as evidence of a residual haunting tied to the site's violent past.