The Starving Ghost of Balcomie Castle

Balcomie Castle is now a farmhouse but is said to still be haunted by a very tragic ghost. At some point in the early 16th century, the Laird of Balcomie had a young servant boy who loved music and dancing. He liked it so much that he would regularly carry around a little tin whistle, playing a tune wherever he went.

Early one morning, the boy was loudly playing his tunes like usual. Unfortunately, the Laird had been up late drinking and he was in no mood to listen. With a pounding headache, the Laird stormed out of his room, snatched the whistle from the boy and dragged him down to the dungeon. He locked the door behind him and went back upstairs to finally get some sleep.

When the Laird woke up, he had forgotten about the incident completely. He was rushed out of the castle on urgent business, along with the only set of keys to the dungeon. Days went by before the Laird finally returned and discovered the boy was missing. Realisation suddenly hit and he rushed down to the dungeon, tearing open the door.

He found his poor servant boy still there, starved to death. Ever since, Balcomie has been haunted by the faint sound of a tin whistle and ghostly young feet running up and down the stairs.