Private Hotel Grandtully Scotland | Paranormal Investigation Scotland

Private Hotel Grandtully,
Perthshire,

Team:-
Paul
Christine
Davie
Iain
Lorraine
Billy
Sean
Richard
Graeme
Robert
Alex

The Grandtully Hotel which is near to Aberfeldy lies just yards from the river Tay and is an ideal base for a host of activities including fishing and the increasingly popular white water rafting.

On arrival, the team were warmly greeted by owners Betty and Carolyne. We decided that the dining room would be used as a base room for the team.
Trigger objects and cameras were set up at predetermined points throughout the location. The team were not told where the cameras were nor indeed where the electronic tripwires were.

Bar vigil

For this vigil, we were joined by Carolyne, Betty, Carol, CarolyneB, and Sarah.
Alex starts the vigil by asking any immortals present to make themselves known in any way they can. Christine hears a conversation which Billy says appears to be coming from the bathroom area. Christine picks up the name Alice who has a cane walking stick. Christine says they (spirit) are in the hallway. Alex asks if anyone in the group can pick up if the room has been changed in any way. No response. Alex asks Christine to ask Alice to come into the bar. Christine says that Alice is confronting somebody. Alice is pointing her stick at someone and telling them "they should have known better."

Alex and Robert see a presence behind Paul. Alex asks Alice to come into the room and point her stick at him. Christine says that Alice is quite small and crooked. Alex asks Christine if she can get Alice to tell her what year she sees this as. The number 18 is picked up. CarolyneB sees a presence move behind Paul. Paul had not moved. Sean who is standing to Paul's left had not moved. Paul says he is picking up on a minister. The minister is wearing a grey shirt and has a white collar on. Robert says he sees movement behind the bar. There are people behind the bar but they are not moving. Alex asks the minister to give his name. No response.

There is a knocking noise heard which seems to be coming from the corridor. No physical person is in the corridor. Sean sees an engraving in wood which he can't read at the moment and picks up the name Margaret. Sean says he feels as is if head is getting pulled backward. Margaret seems to be anxious or impatient. Margaret shows Sean a fireplace. No further information on this at this time. Iain says the bar used to be two rooms. There is a very cold spot between Paul and Sean. Margaret is now showing Sean a modern key which is similar to a mortise lock key. Alex asks Margaret to copy the noise Paul makes just to let us know she can hear us. Paul stamps on the floor and Sean hears a noise behind him. Paul tries again. No apparent response.

CarolyneB feels something touch the top of her head. Mac, joins the vigil. Several members of the group are now feeling cold and Sean says that Margaret has brought another spirit with her who gives his name as Steven. He is in his early twenties. Alex asks spirit to give the team as a whole proof that they are in the room. He asks for three taps on a window. No apparent response. Paul and Sean hear noises coming from upstairs. No physical person is upstairs. Alex says that would be bedroom number seven. Confirmed by Carolyne. Alex asks spirit to move some of the trigger objects which are placed throughout the hotel.
Carolyne sees a figure walk back and forward several times in the corner behind Christine. Sean says Steven seems to be "brain damaged" and that this may have been caused by an impact.

Christine says she has a pain in her head or neck and picks up the name John Montgomery. Alex asks for three knocks and the team hear a loud breath type noise which appears to come from behind Christine and Thomas. No-one is behind Christine or Thomas. Alex asks who is standing beside Lorraine. Sean says Steven.
Carol says she is feeling as if she is getting drawn upstairs and Sean says someone saw a black figure here once in a corridor upstairs. CarolyneB, Carol and Sarah are feeling cold and shivery. Sean picks up the year 1896. Richard joins the vigil. Christine had earlier picked up the number 18. Noises are once again heard coming from upstairs. Davie sees a shadow walk towards Alex. No physical person walked towards Alex. There is a hot spot beside Sean. Alex asks spirit for proper names and dates of birth and passing. Robert says he is feeling quite sick. Billy says a white figure just went between Alex and the dartboard. Christine says Alice is quite annoyed with Alex. Christine does not give a reason for this.

Christine says Alice is coming towards Alex again and Alex tells Alice to come towards him and to tell us about herself. Alice asks why and Alex says mainly because he is a very nosey person and because she may be able to help us. Iain says that Alice says "she does not like it." She will not say what she does not like. Alex asks Alice to do something in the room if she thinks we are invading her space. Sean sees a church. A horrible smell is circulating the room and a heavy breath is heard again. This time it is near CarolyneB and Robert. A whisper is heard. No physical person whispered. Christine says that Alice was a drinker and Iain says that Margaret owned the house or was at least a housekeeper who had a lot of say in the running of the house.

Christine picks up the surname of Alice. It is Soutar. Alex says that Alice was not just a drinker but a very heavy drinker who would get so drunk that she would just urinate herself rather than go to the bathroom. Alex asks Alice to lower the pitch of her voice so we can all hear her. Carol hears a high pitched noise. Alex says he is going to count from ten down to zero and asks spirit to do something in the room before he reaches zero. No response. Alex closes the vigil and the team have a break.

Sitting Room vigil

Alex asks any spirit present to make themselves known. He also says that two spirits have followed the team from the bar. An orb is seen go upwards just at the left hand side of Carol who says she got a shiver and can hear quite a lot of noise coming from upstairs and it sounded as if someone was coming down the stairs. Iain also heard the noise. Alex sees a black streak of light going across the room. Alex asks Alice to bang her stick on the floor. No apparent response. Carolyne and Thomas feel the sofa vibrating. Children are sensed in the room. Alex asks the children to move the musical balls which are on the coffee table. No apparent response. Alex picks up the name John Fotheringham. Betty informs the team that the Fotheringhams owned the estate. John tells Alex that he was the ministers plaything as in going shooting and fishing. Paul says the ministers name was Alfred Muir and is getting the date 1930's.

Alex asks if Alfred was overseeing the changeover of the parish. Alex then says he said changeover but did not want to use the word changeover. Alex hears three bangs and Billy sees a figure go out of the room door. Paul says the minister was middle to upper class and he was overseeing something with regard to the estate. Robert says he sees a figure at the room door and Iain sees a figure in the next room through the glass panelled door. Paul says the minister was tending an old woman who was ill. Billy and Alex hear voices. No physical person said anything. Paul says that the woman died here and that the minister came from the kirk to the house daily to tend her. The bike the minister used is black and has some sort of bracket on the front. Sean says he is feeling pain in his lower back. Billy sees a presence sitting between Carolyne and Thomas. Sean then says he was shown a name on a door plaque. The name is Greene.

Paul says the lady the minister tended looks Italian. Sean says since he said the name Greene, his pain has subsided. Sean says someone emotional has come close to him. Iain feels the building has something to do with the factor. Sean says he sees the building as a two storey building. The original building was a two storey building with two wings added later. Richard feels very cold. Lorraine feels a pressure on her right arm and she says it is the young boy she has been aware of for ages. Robert feels a cold spot between him and Lorraine. Christine says it is the young boy. The settee is still vibrating intermittently and Christine feels as if she is sinking in to her chair and that a lot of spirit energy has amassed beside Richard. Davie says he has a tingling sensation in his right leg. Paul says that he sees the minister holding the old woman's hand and that she is in a lot of pain. Sean hears pigeons cooing. Iain feels the estate changed hands in the 1930s due to the death of a woman. Sean and Iain both pick up that the estate passed to a son. Paul says the old woman looked at Paul and said to him "I've been back."

Alex asks the woman that if she is the lady in black who has been seen at the hotel, to knock on the coffee table. No response. Alex asks Alfred to knock on the table. No response. Paul picks up what he thinks is the name Nan. Sean says the name is Anne. Anne was a name which Alex picked up on his pre-investigation visit to the hotel. Iain says it is very cold beside him.
Alex thanks spirit for the information they have given. He asks spirit to give some physical activity. Sean asks if the place has a cellar as he can feel something tapping under him. There is a cellar but not under where Sean is sitting. Robert, Christine and Billy say they heard the tapping. Iain sees a presence standing at the right side of Alex. Alex asks spirit to step forward and identify itself. No apparent response. Christine sees medical equipment laid out on a table and Sean says he feels heat coming and going over his left hand. Sean and Christine say someone is blocking communication. Alex assures the team nothing is blocking the communication. Lorraine picks up the name Timothy and Christine picks up the name Andrew. Robert says he is getting pains in his shoulder.

Paul asks Alfred to do something physical in the room. Something touches Sean and he asks Paul to tell spirit not to touch him. The temperature around Robert drops dramatically. Paul knocks twice and asks spirit to copy them. Christine sees a presence walk from the coffee table towards Alex. Paul knocks again and asks Alfred to copy him. No apparent response. Sean sees a presence standing behind Richard. Billy says his chair got pushed and something touched his head. Nothing else seems to be happening so the team have a break.

Bar Glass Experiment Paul's group

The team split in to two groups. Paul takes his group to the bar for a glass divination experiment.
Paul opens the vigil. It is noticed on video playback that while Paul is talking, a sound which can only be described as someone moving tumblers is heard. The group are not aware of the noise. Paul asks any spirit present to move the glass. No response. Paul then asks the spirit of Margaret or Alfred to move the glass. Again at this point, the noise of tumblers being moved are heard on video playback. Once again, the group are not aware of the noise. On video playback the noises are heard again quite clearly.
Paul asks any spirit present to move the glass. Positive response. Paul asks spirit to move the glass if it was female when in the physical life. No response.

Paul asks the same but if it was male. Paul asks various questions with no response. Sean asks spirit to move the glass. No response. A sound which sounds like someone saying "Hey" is heard on video playback and loud footsteps are heard. The other group are all at the other end of the building so it could not have been them speaking or walking. Paul eventually gets a positive response when he says he will give Alice a drink if she moves the glass. Positive response. Paul then says she will get two drinks if she moves the glass again. No response.

Sean asks spirit to move the glass. After a few attempts, there is a positive response. Paul starts to mention some names in the hope the glass will move if and when he says the name of spirit who is controlling the glass. Unknown to the team and only noticed on video playback a large orb moves from right to left behind Carolyne when the name Steven is mentioned. No movement from the glass. Paul asks Alice to make a noise in the room and a bang is heard plus the glass moves. Sean says something but he is talking in too a low voice for the recorders to pick up what he is saying. Whatever it was, there was a positive response.
Lorraine asks spirit to move the glass around the table. Positive response.

Lorraine asks if the spirit was male. Positive response. She then asks spirit a series of questions. There was a positive response when Lorraine asked spirit if it drank at the hotel. Paul asks spirit to move the glass if it did not live in the village. Positive response. Paul asks if spirit was a visitor to the village. Positive response. Paul then asks if spirit travelled by horse. Positive response. Paul asks spirit if it was a hard working man while in the mortal life. Positive response.

By process of elimination, the team try to find out when spirit was in the physical life. No response. Paul asks if spirit was here in Victorian times. Positive response. Sean asks spirit if it does not understand numbers, to move the glass. Positive response. Paul asks if spirit is aware of any other spirits in the building. There is a bang heard which appears to come from upstairs. No physical person is upstairs. There is a positive response when Paul asks spirit if it was responsible for the bang. Carolyne asks spirit if the bang came from the red room which overlooks the river. Positive response.
Paul asks if spirit liked it here. Positive response. Sean asks if spirit had a lady friend here. No response. Sean asks if spirit stayed here for business purposes. Positive response.

Paul asks spirit if it will give the team it's name later on. Positive response. Just to make sure spirit understood what Paul had asked, he asks again. Positive response. Paul tells spirit the other group is going to come through and say hello and asks if spirit will speak to them. Positive response. Various questions are asked but there is no response. Paul asks if any other spirit would like to make itself known. Billy says someone/thing has just walked behind the group.
Paul, at the request of Sean, asks spirit if it was the spirit which caused the sound of a deep breath earlier in the evening. Positive response. Questions are asked while the glass is still moving so we don't know what spirit is responding to. Sean asks if spirit is standing behind him. Positive response.

Questions are continued to be asked without giving the glass time to stop so once again we do not know what questions spirit is responding to. Sean asks if it is him spirit wants to intimidate. Positive response. Again questions are being asked while the glass is in motion so again we do not know what spirit is responding to.
Sean asks spirit to move the glass to "intimidate" him. The glass moves. Sean asks spirit to move the glass if it does not like his type. Positive response. Sean asks if spirit was male. Positive response. Another question is asked while the glass is still moving so we don't know if spirit was responding to that question or still responding to the first one. Once again a series of questions is asked when the glass is still moving so once again we do not know what the spirit was responding to. Lorraine asks spirit to move the glass if it does not like Sean and Paul. Positive response.

Sean asks if spirit is angry with him. No response. Spirit is then asked if it is angry with Paul. No response. The team ask a series of questions. No response.
Sean asks spirit to spin the glass fast and then to stop it when he says stop, if spirit wants him to leave. The glass spins but does not stop when Sean asks it to. Sean then asks spirit to make the glass spin faster if it wants him to leave, The glass slows down. All activity seems to stop suddenly so Paul closes the experiment and the team go for a break.

Bar Glass Experiment Alex' Group

Paul's group go through to the dining room and Alex' group come through to the bar for their glass experiment.
Alex opens the vigil and Iain asks any spirit present to move the glass. Positive response. Iain asks if spirit spoke to him earlier. No response. Alex asks spirit to move the glass back to the centre of the table. Positive response. Iain once again asks spirit if his name has been spoken already. Positive response. Iain asks spirit to move the glass back to the centre of the table. No response. Alex asks the same thing. Positive response. Iain asks if spirit was male when in the physical life. Positive response.

Alex asks spirit to move the glass if it responded to Paul's group while they were doing the glass divination. Positive response. Alex asks spirit to move the glass if it does not want to harm anyone in the room. Positive response. Alex tells spirit he is going to touch the shoulder of a person sitting at the table who will then ask spirit a question. Alex asks spirit only to move the glass if the answer to questions is yes. Positive response. Alex touches the shoulder of Christine. Christine asks spirit if it was over the age of 40 when he passed. By process of elimination Christine establishes spirit was forty three years of age when it passed.
Alex asks if spirit is grounded here. Positive response.

Christine asks if spirit caused the breaths we heard earlier. Positive response. Davie asks if it was spirit who scared Christine and Thomas when they walked in to the room. Positive response. Iain asks if spirit will try to make it's presence known when we move upstairs. Positive response. Iain asks if there is someone in this place tonight who upsets it. Positive response. Alex asks if their is a physical person in the building who spirit is upset with. No response. Alex asks if their is a spirit in the building who spirit is upset with. Positive response.

Alex asks if spirit was called James. No response. Spirit is then asked if it's name was Alan. No response. Alex asks if spirit was called Alexander. Before spirit has a chance to answer another team member asks if it is Alexander who scares spirit. Although there is a positive response, we don't know what question spirit was responding to. Thomas asks if spirit was called Andrew. Positive response. Because of this response we now no spirit was saying it was scared of Alexander. Alex asks if spirit was the brother of Alexander. Slight response. Alex then asks if spirit was the half brother of Alexander. Positive response.

Christine asks spirit if it liked women. No response. Alex asks spirit if it liked both women and men. Positive response. Thomas wants to know if there is a spirit in the room who had the surname of Douglas. No response. Thomas wants to know if there is a physical person in the room with the surname of Douglas and Christine asks spirit if this is so. Positive response. Alex asks spirit to move the glass when he (Alex) stands behind the person with the surname of Douglas. Positive response when Alex eventually stands behind that person. Alex asks the person to confirm the surname. The glass flies off the table with such force that it hits off the far wall and smashes.

While Richard goes to get another glass, Alex informs the group that the reason the glass came off the table was because spirit was upset that Alex doubted it's word by asking the name to be confirmed. The vigil starts again and Alex explains to spirit that he does not know the surname of everyone at the table and apologises for upsetting spirit. Alex asks spirit to move the glass if the apology is accepted. No response. Alex asks if spirit is still present. No Response. Alex then tells spirit that we are not angry or upset that the glass broke and that it was an accident. The glass moves.

Alex asks again if his apology is accepted. Positive response. Alex then asks Andrew if there is a particular reason why he is grounded here. Positive response. Christine asks if spirit is being kept here against it's will. Positive response. Davie asks if that's why spirit is angry. Positive response. Alex asks spirit to move the glass if it is true that spirit is not angry with the team. Positive response. Christine asks if spirit is angry with it's half brother. Positive response. Alex asks spirit to move the glass if it is going to answer a question on it's honour. Positive response. Alex then asks if the spirit responding is in fact Andrew. No response.

Alex asks spirit once again if it will answer the next question on it's honour. Positive response. Alex then asks if the spirit responding in fact Alexander Stuart, also known as the Wolf of Badenoch. Positive response. Iain asks if Alexander has respect for the team. Positive response. Alex asks if he can ask Alexander a personal question. No response. Alex asks if he can ask a personal question regarding Andrew. Positive response. Alex asks Alexander if Andrew had hurt him (Alexander) in any way. No response. Alex asks Alexander to move the glass if spirit was a very powerful person while in the physical world. Positive response. Christine says spirit is still powerful. The glass moves.

Alex asks Alexander if he is powerful enough to lift the table the team are sitting at right off the ground. Positive response. Alex then asks that if the team put their hands on to the table, will Alexander lift the table up. No response. Alex then asks if Alexander will try to lift the table off the ground. Positive response. The team put their hands lightly on to the table. The glass at the request of Alexander is still on the table.

Alex asks Alexander to lift the table. No response. He tries for several minutes and although the table is vibrating, it is not lifting from the floor. Alex asks Alexander to move the table. After several attempts, the table lurches towards Christine. Several attempts later, the table again move towards Christine. After the fourth time the table moves towards her, Christine said she is going to stand up because she dies not want to get stuck between her chair and the table. The team stand and Alex asks Alexander to move the table. Someone/thing tells Alex to get the glass off of the table. Alex asks Alexander to move the table again. The team gasp with shock or surprise when the table moves approximately three feet.

Alex, thanks spirit and ask it to spin the table right round. the table spins round and only stops when Alex asks Alexander to stop it spinning. Alex asks spirit to move the table in various directions. Spirit obliges. Alex also asks spirit to spin the table faster. The table is now spinning so fast that the team are having a hard time keeping up with it and in fact some team members are thrown away from the table. At one point, when the table is spinning quit fast, Alex asks Alexander to stop spinning the table. The table stops so suddenly that some of the team are thrown to the floor.

The other group are asked to witness the activity and they try with some success to get Alexander to move the table. Once the activity has stopped, the owner of the hotel who was watching the hands on the table stated that no-one seemed to be pushing/pulling the table. Everyone agreed that the manner in which the table moved, it was not possible for any physical person to move the table. The whole episode which lasted for around twenty minutes is on film. Paul's group go back through to the dining room to continue their vigil. Alex continues his groups vigil.

The group sit back down at the table and put their fingers lightly on the glass. Alex thanks Alexander on behalf of everyone at the investigation for moving the table. The glass moves. Alex asks Alexander if he is happy being where he is. No response. Alex then asks if spirit wants the team to help him and his brother move on. Positive response. Alex then asks if Alexander and his brother will join us when we do the vigils upstairs. Positive response. Alex then says that Alexander and his brother will be helped to move on at the end if the investigation. Positive response. The exit door in the room had opened earlier and Alex asks Alexander if it was him who opened it. Positive response.

Alex asks Alexander to move the glass if the rumours that he was playing chess with the devil when he died are correct. No response. Alex then asks if he was playing chess with his half brother who, as a joke caused Alexander to have a heart attack and die as a result by dressing up as the devil. Positive response. Alex asks Alexander to move the glass if the rumours that he raped and murdered men, woman and children are not true. Positive response. Alex asks Alexander to move the glass if he murdered men for no reason at all. Positive response. Alex asks if there was another spirit helping him move the table. Positive response. Alex then asks if it was Andrew. Positive response. Alex thanks spirit for the information and activity and closes the vigil. The team go for a break.

Dining Room Mirror Experiment

Christine sits and stares in to the mirror. The other team members are looking at Christine's reflection to see if they can spot any changes in the way she looks. Christine says she feels weird and that her face is "drawn in" and she has a "pointy" nose. Davie confirms this and says one eye is darker than the other. Christine sees a man who has a beard. Davie says Christine appears to be getting younger. Christine sees a thin woman wearing pearl earrings and has short grey hair. Christine then sees a man with a goatee beard. He is like a wolf. Once again, Christine sees the thin woman. Richard sees a man with a beard who has really young features. Davie sees a scar on the right cheek of Christine and Christine sees a man with a goatee beard again. The man has thick eyebrows, long curly hair and is quite rough looking. The thin faced lady appears to Christine again. Davie sees the lady as having thin eyebrows and blond hair. Alex picks up the name Gordon and says this is who the man who looks like a wolf is. Davie says the man has dark eyes. Christine says the man has really big eyes and Alex asks if she is seeing Allan. Christine says that every time she asks Allan to come forward this is who she sees.

Christine sees something move from the unit which the mirror is on. She describes it as the shadow of a cat. Richard feels a cool breeze at ankle height. Alex is again picking up the name Gordon very strongly. Christine says that now Alex has said that name, the man she is seeing will not go away. Thomas sees Christine as "getting very old." Davie gets pushed forward by some unseen presence. Christine sees people with holes in their heads and Alex picks up the name Goodhew. Arthur is coming through to Davie. Davie takes the place of Christine. Thomas says the lips of Davie are getting smaller and his face looks deformed. Christine hears a piano being played. She says it is one key being played over and over again. Christine asks if anyone had mentioned the name George. Alex says he was thinking the name but had not mentioned it. Chasten picks up the name George Simmons or Symons. No more information on who this may be at this time.

Christine sees Davie as wearing glasses. Davie says he has now got grey hair. He also says the man who appeared to Christine is coming back again. Alex asks Davie what reaction if any he gets when the name Allan is mentioned. Davie says the man is coming through stronger. Alex asks Allan to come in to the room and open the door which is facing Alex. Christine and Davie says the man is coming away from Davie's face. Alex and several other team members see movement in the room next door. Alex asks Allan for a surname. No apparent response. Alex says Allan will not frighten anyone in the room. Davie now sees a young gentleman who has fair hair. Alex asks if Charles Stewart was ever at Grantully Castle. No response. Alex says that it feels as if Charles is passing through the hotel on his way from the castle. Alex points and asks Betty if the castle is in the direction he is pointing. Betty confirms it is. Graeme sees a black shadow in the room next door.

Alex says he has been seeing this foe ages. Robert hears a noise coming from the kitchen. No physical person is in the kitchen. Davie sees a lump beside his right ear. Christine sees a lump higher up on his head. Alex asks spirit to make a noise in the room. No apparent response. Davie sees a presence move away from the unit and go towards Alex. No information on who this is at this time. Alex who is talking about Charles suddenly hears a baby crying. This is heard by most team members. The noise is heard again. Alex jokingly says someone is going to have to get a hoover out because Christine has got the place all crumbs. Little did we know at that time that after Alex's group had finished their glass experiment that a hoover would indeed be needed. Davie asks spirit to move the ashtray which the candle is in. No apparent response. Christine is gently trying to goad spirit in to moving the ashtray. No apparent response.

Alex sees a man wearing a kilt and asks if anyone knows if the kilt Charles wore had a lot of red and brown in it. Davie says yes. Alex says he is asking because he can see this guy in a kilt struggling to cross the river. The river is quite wide with a loch at each end and a ferry was used at one time to cross it. Christine sees a blue orb moving around on Davie's forehead. Christine feels a presence between her and Davie. This is Allan and Alex asks for a surname. Christine asks what Satlcoats is. Robert says it is a place in Ayrshire. Something touches Christine's hair. Alex asks Allan to give three knocks if his name was Allan Saltcoats. No apparent response.

Davie says someone else is coming through. Alex asks for three knock if spirit ws called Allan or Saltcoats. three knocks are heard. Alex then picks up that the mans name was Allan of Saltcoats. Noises are heard which once again appear to be coming from upstairs. Graeme takes a turn at sitting in the seat and looking in to the mirror. Christine sees a man who has a full beard and hair swept to one side. Christine says the man is coming through strongly and has a round face and sideburns. Christine now sees the face of a woman. Christine now sees a blondy/gingery haired guy with thick hair which is swept to one side. She describes the man as looking like Robert Burns. Davie asks if the Clan Macgregor had anything to do with the are. No-one is sure. Thomas has a go at sitting in the chair. Christine sees a young boy of about 12 or 13. Alex then says Davie is correct as he is getting the name Macgregor. Allan Macgregor, Allan of Saltcoats.

Christine picks up the name James. Thomas asks for a surname. Christine says Douglas and Thomas says McDouglas. Thomas changes his mind and says Douglas. Christine says the boy is upset. The boy is looking for his mother.
Alex asks what Colin did to the boys mother. Alex then asks the boy to tell the team about the poker. Thomas says he beat her and Robert says he has now got a sore head. The attack was at the "other" house. Thomas picks up the name or place Kirk. Alex says the boys job was to shovel up the horse droppings and Thomas says the boy was 12 years old. Thomas picks up the name Andrew. The activity stops so the team have a break before going through to the bar to do a glass divination experiment.

Bedroom One Vigil

Christine opens the vigil and asks any spirit present to make themselves known. No response. Iain ask any spirit in the room to make themselves known. A series of dull thuds were heard which appear to come from downstairs. Sean hears movement outside the room door. No other physical people are in the building and all the entry doors to the building are locked. Sean hears a mans voice and Lorraine hears someone coughing. The room door is opened. no-one is there. Iain asks again for spirit to make itself known. No response. Alex asks Alexander to make himself known. No response. Richard hears a noise coming from the bathroom.
Voices are heard which appear to be coming from the car park. Richard sees shadows in the car park. Alex and Richard, who are furthest away from the room door, go out to the car park to investigate. A noise is again heard from the bathroom. No-one is in the bathroom.

Billy goes in to the bathroom and the shower door which was closed in now open. Banging is still being heard coming from the bathroom. When Alex and Richard come back in to the room, it is noticed that no-one had picked up the video cam which was being used and continue to film the vigil. We of course have sound but no pictures to verify the activity which took place. Alex picks up the video cam and starts filming the vigil again. He reports no-one was in the car park or in the surrounding area.
Alex asks spirit to make themselves known in any way they wish. No response. Alex asks spirit to copy the noise Paul makes. Paul knocks twice. Nothing is heard on video playback but Billy and Christine both say they heard knocks. Sean says he hears a man laughing. Alex asks who it is. No response. Nothing seems to be happening so the team go to room seven.

Sean says something is making him sway. He says he is getting pushed and pulled. Christine says she sees Sean's face as being huge with a beard and a thin moustache. His hair is long and swept back. Sean says someone keeps showing him a door slamming.
Christine feels someone tug her sleeve. Alex asks spirit to do something. Sean says he has a person with him who is upset. He thinks it is a lady. An orb goes past the camera at this time. Sean says the lady is drawn towards Christine who in turn says she is just feeling cold. Christine says she is getting visions of the lady who was getting beaten up. Christine picks up the initial M. Alex asks if Allan hit her with a poker. Earlier Alex had asked if it was Colin who hit her. No response. He then asks if the woman is the mother of Douglas. No response.

Alex asks if Margaret is lost. Sean says she is in despair and confused and does not know she has passed. Sean hears a bird. He says it is like a crow. Robert says is right hand is burning. Sean says Margaret is using his body which means Sean is not communicating through his spirit guide. Alex asks if the woman's name is Margaret. Sean says no. Alex then asks if her name is Mary. Sean says she is not saying know. Alex then asks if her name is Mary-ann. Alex then asks if her name is Mary Douglas. Sean says there is no answer to that. Sean asks if anyone has been found hanged here. Alex saw a noose on the pre-investigation visit in room six. Sean says he sees a hook in the building. The hook would be in the cellar.
Sean says the person who was found hanged did not commit suicide. Alex asks for a date. Once again 1896 is given to Sean. Christine picks up the month July.

Sean says the woman is waiting here for someone who never comes. Christine sees a family of six which is what Alex picked up on at an earlier vigil. Sean asks if the woman has been seen at a window. Someone has been seen at a window in the past. The number sixty is given to Sean. We don't know what the number appertains to. Sean says she is showing him the number sixty on a birthday card. Sean sees the woman as being in her late forties so we can take it that it is sixty years since she last saw her family. Sean says no one comes in to this room without her invite. Sean sees a three compartment cigarette box and a cigarette butt. Nothing else is forthcoming so we call a halt to the vigil and go to room ten.

Bedroom Ten Vigil

This is the bedroom where Davie picked up the name Arthur on our pre-investigation visit. Before the vigil starts Christine asks if anyone picked up the name Marion. Alex says yes but not during the investigation.
Alex ask any spirit present to make itself known. Noises are heard coming from outside the room and Christine says she senses a few spirits in the room. Alex asks Alexander if he still wants us to help him to the light. No apparent response. Sean feels as if he has been stabbed in the right arm. Christine says she has a pressure on the back of her head. She says it does not feel like a hand it just feels strange. Christine says Alexander is listening but he is going to take his time just like he did down stairs. Christine may be thinking about another spirit because Alexander certainly did not take his time to make himself known downstairs.
Sean says he feels we are being watched from the outside as well as the inside. Christine feels the room as being smaller than it is. Alex asks spirit once again to make itself known. No apparent response.

Christine says she picked up the words "What do you want us to do." Alex says just tell us what life was like in your time. Alex asks spirit to move the ashtray. Davie and Christine say the bed is moving. Christine ask spirit to move the bed more. No apparent response. Alex asks Andrew to move the ashtray. No response. Alex asks Alexander to move the ashtray. No response.
Christine sees a figure at the window who has hunting gear on. She can only see the top half of him and he is pointing a shotgun in the window. Alex asks spirit who he is looking for. No response. Alex once again asks Alexander if he wants to go to the light. No response. Davie gets pushed by some unseen presence. Alex asks Alexander to copy the two knocks he (Alex) makes if he has changed his mind and does not want our help. No noises are heard but on video playback an orb is seen move across Davie's face. No further activity is being sensed so Alex closes the vigil and ultimately the investigation.

Investigation ended at approximately 4.45am.

Conclusion

There are many spirit who regularly visit this building. There are two spirits who are definitely grounded her. One who gave her name as Margaret Douglas and another who gave his name as Andrew Stewart. The hotel is in the main a very happy place with only one spirit who appeared negative.
This is one place which is well worth another visit sooner rather than later if permitted by the owners.
Thank you very much to the guests who Carolyne brought to the investigation. To borrow a phrase, "Didn't they do well."

The team would like to thank Betty and Carolyne for allowing the investigation and for the wonderful hospitality they afforded the team.

Report by Irene

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