Hauntings
The castle is believed to one of the most haunted places in County Durham. Legend has it that the castle is haunted by the ghost of Lily Lumley, Ralph's wife, who was thrown down a well in the castle grounds by two priests for rejecting the Catholic faith. Knowing they would be in trouble, the priests told Sir Ralph that she left him to become a nun. Her ghost is said to float up from the well and haunts the castle.
In 2000 and 2005 visiting cricketers staying at the castle claimed to have witnessed paranormal activity.
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