The most haunted castles in Europe

Leap Castle, Ireland - Reputedly Ireland's most haunted castle, Leap Castle in Coolderry, County Offaly, dates back to 1250.

Predjama Castle, Slovenia - Built within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, Predjama Castle was the seat of a notorious knight called Erasmus of Lueg.

Carini Castle, Italy - Carini Castle near Palermo in Sicily is said to be haunted by Laura Lanza, the Baroness of Carini.

Moosham Castle, Austria - Moosham Castle near Unternberg in the Lungau region of Salzburg was the site of the Zaubererjackl witch trials between 1675 and 1690.

Dragsholm Castle, Denmark - Dragsholm Castle in Zealand is one of the oldest secular buildings in Denmark, completed in 1215.

Bellver Castle, Spain - The resort city of Palma in Majorca has its own haunted castle in the form of Bellver.

Chateau de Puymartin, France - Château de Puymartin in the Dordogne is associated with the dark, 16th-century legend of the white lady.

Hermitage Castle, Scotland - Arguably the most sinister looking of Scotland's many castles, Hermitage is where Sir Alexander Ramsey was starved to death in 1342.

Bardi Castle, Italy - Overlooking Parma, Bardi Castle is haunted by the ghosts of two young lovers. She took her own life after believing her suitor had died in combat.

Castle Fraser, Scotland - The ghost of a princess murdered in her sleep while staying at Castle Fraser near Kemnay is said to trouble visitors to this largely 18th-century property.

Tower of London, England - The historic Tower of London is home to at least 13 ghosts, among them Lady Jane Grey, the English queen with the shortest reign—a mere nine days.