Gwydir Castle is a centuries-old building now serving as a bed and breakfast. It claims (see the website) to be one of the most haunted houses in Wales.
One ghost brings an unpleasant sensation with her; the stench of decomposition. This young woman is seen in the north wing of the castle, as well as a corridor linking the Great Chamber and the Hall of Meredith. Sometimes, visitors have actually felt her touch them, and experienced a sudden feeling of intense cold.
And then, of course, there's the unforgettable smell.
The story behind this apparition is just as memorable as her appearances have been. It seems that a previous owner, in his younger days, seduced one of the servants. When she became pregnant, the young man (Sir John Wynn, according to the tale) murdered her and secreted the body in a "priest's hole" near the chimney. This, then, accounts for the strong smell, always most noticeable at the place of her interment.
Whether out of love of his home, sudden remorse for the young woman's murder, or divine punishment, the ghost of Sir John also haunts the house. He has been sighted many a time on a spiral staircase.
And the other ghosts? Well, find out for yourself.
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