The Ghostly Drummer of Cortachy Castle

It’s a quiet night at Cortachy Castle, until somewhere in the darkness an ominous sound breaks the silence. The clear rat-tat-tat of a military drum echoes from the high castle walls, but with no drummer to be found anywhere around the grounds. No living drummer anyway.

This isn’t the first time that the ghostly drummer of Cortachy Castle has been heard and his presence spells disaster for the Earls of Airlie. Many of Scotland’s great houses are followed by a grisly portent of death, a dreaded sign that somebody’s time is up. These ghostly heralds are often tied to the family through tragedy and Cortachy’s is no exception.