Haunted House. For about two months the inhabitants of a three-story house, in Lady-lane of Paisley, were alarmed with an unusual sound in the night time. At first it created no great sensation, it having
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Paisley, Renfrewshire (1996)
Spooked! Lecturer tells of ghostly goings-on at college. By Linda McConnell. Ghostly goings-on are spooking staff and students at Paisley’s Reid Kerr College. And yesterday a lecturer lifted the lid on the strange hauntings. Alan
Continue ReadingErskine, Renfrewshire (1696)
The Case of Christian Shaw. Tomented by Renfrewshire Witches. In February 1697, the Scottish Privy Council held an inquiry on the case of Christian Shaw, a girl of eleven, daughter of the laird of Bargarran,
Continue ReadingGreenock, Renfrewshire (1858)
A Haunted House. The Greenock correspondent of the North British Mail says, “It will scarcely be credited, but it is not the less true, that a rumour is afloat that a garret house in a
Continue ReadingPort Glasgow, Renfrewshire (1864)
A Ghost at Port-Glasgow. A gentleman was kind enough to leave a communication at our office on Monday, acquainting us that during the past few weeks a family residing in an appartment in a house
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