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Foulksrath Castle is well preserved and restored, with most of the outer wall and some ancillary structures also surviving in addition to the main tower. A pitched roof has been added over the centre of the tower, though the open-air walk along the tower's crenellated battlement has been preserved and is still accessible. Inside, three single sex dormitory rooms and two family rooms house up to 52 visitors. A kitchen and bath facilities, as well as a medieval-decorated dining hall have also been added. A narrow spiral staircase connects the four stories.
Stories have circulated that Foulksrath Castle is haunted by the daughter of the original owner, who was supposedly killed in the tower. A BBC television crew of British ghost hunters visited in 1992. Other ghosts include a woman who was killed by her lover and haunts the castle by creating the scent of lilacs. The owner/keeper of the castle has claimed to see ghosts as well.
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