Where did Alice and Clifford escape?
As the castle came under siege by Cromwellian soldiers, Alice and Clifford fled on horseback to the River Wye below. Heavy rain had flooded the river, and as they attempted to cross, the couple were swept to their death. It is said that whenever a heavy storm hits, the cries of the drowned young lovers ring out through the castle.
Where was Arthur Darrell's funeral held?
Built as a fortified manor house in the 14th century, Scotney Castle in Kent later passed into the hands of the Darrell family. Arthur Darrell was thought to have died in Europe in 1720. His funeral was held at Scotney on 12 December and as earth was thrown on to the lid of the coffin a stranger in a black cloak standing among the mourners spoke out ‘that is me they think they are burying’, before vanishing. In the 1900s Arthur Darrell’s coffin was excavated. It was full of stones.
Who was Heloise Pennington?
In the 16th century, Heloise Pennington, the daughter of Sir Ferdinand Pennington, master of Muncaster Castle, fell in love with a young carpenter. Heloise was already betrothed to a knight, and in anger at his daughter for daring to love someone deemed unworthy, Sir Ferdinand paid his jester to murder the carpenter, presenting his severed head as evidence of the deed. The headless body of the young carpenter is said to roam the castle ever since, searching for his lost love.
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