Drummer boy of Dover Castle

Dover Castle was built soon after 1066 but it was during Henry II’s 12th century reign that it began to take shape as the castle we know today. There is some evidence to suggest there may have been Iron Age occupation or fortifications on the site. During the Roman period, the site was clearly of some importance and one of only three surviving Roman lighthouses in the world can be found within the castle walls. An impregnable fortress was said to occupy the site since at least the Saxon period and fortifications have been improved during almost every conflict since.

Watch Craig at Dover Castle

The most famous hauntings at Dover Castle include a young drummer boy, said to have been delivering a message or important package through the warren of tunnels beneath the castle when he was seized upon, brutally murdered and decapitated. It is said his headless spirit wanders the tunnels and battlements. A spectral lady in a crimson dress accompanied by a man in a Cavalier outfit have been seen wandering the grounds. Disembodied voices, doors opening and closing of their own accord, chills and screams are heard and felt throughout the grounds.

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