For almost three centuries, there have been sightings of a ghostly figure seen staring from the windows of a historic Deeside castle.
And last night the Green Lady, who is said to haunt the hallways of Crathes Castle, reappeared just in time to chill guisers.
Hundreds of visitors turned up for a glimpse into the 16th-century estate’s eerie past as the building opened its doors for Halloween.
Ghostly night time tours of the ancestral home of the Burnett family, ran Friday until last night, proved hugely popular and sold out fast.
Last night staff at the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) property said it had been their most successful Halloween weekend ever.
As well as tours of the castle, an open-air screening of one of the most celebrated horror films of the 1990s, The Blair Witch Project, took place on its grounds.
Young guisers were also invited to attend the Children’s Traditional Scottish Halloween at the weekend, where they made their own “tattie-bogles”.
Property manager James Henderson said: “This has been our biggest Halloween at Crathes Castle ever – more than 300 people joined us for our first ever Film Fright Night and the weather was perfect.
“Our ghoulish ghost tours have completely sold out this year.
“The castle’s long history, ready supply of spooky stories and atmospheric setting make it the perfect place to experience Halloween and heritage.”
Crathes Castle is supposedly the home of two ghosts – the Green Lady and the White Lady.
The Green Lady has been spotted throughout the years carrying an infant child, which is said to have been fathered by a servant from the castle.
The skeletons of the two are believed to have been discovered under a fireplace in the building, with the ghost usually spotted walking into it.
Queen Victoria is said to have spotted the apparition on a visit.
She is nearly always spotted staring from the window of what is now known as the “Green Lady Room”.
Legend has it that the White Lady is either Lady Agnes Burnett or a youngster she allegedly poisoned out of spite, Bertha de Bernard.
