Charleville Castle

Charleville Castle is located in Ireland and is thought to be one of the most haunted abandoned castles in the country. The castle is located near the Shannon River next to the town of Tullamore and is in the middle of Ireland’s most primordial woods. These woods were once the territory of Ireland’s druids. The style of the castle is legend. It took 14 years to complete and is one of the finest examples of gothic-revival architecture in the country.

Charleville Castle is said to be haunted by a girl named Harriet, who was the third Earl of Charleville’s daughter. According to the stories, she died in 1861 at the age of eight, when she fell from the staircase. Over the years, the creepy stories and hauntings at this castle have brought in paranormal investigators and TV reality shows. It seems everyone wants to experience one of the Irelands scariest abandoned castles.

If you enjoy exploring the creepier side of life, then you should spend some time in the world’s most chilling abandoned castles. There’s nothing like a bit of history to make a place of legend and story even more powerful.

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Dragsholm Castle

The Dragsholm Castle in Zealand, Denmark has one of the longest spooky histories of any of the world’s abandoned castles. It’s one of the oldest secular buildings in Denmark and the original castle was built in 1215. It was modified during the Middle Ages from a palace to a fortified castle. These modifications made it the only castle in Zealand strong enough to withstand the armies of Count Christoffer in the mid-1500s.

Today, this site is one of the scariest abandoned castles in Denmark, with lots of ghost sightings. One of the ghosts is supposedly a young girl dressed in white. According to the story, she was imprisoned in her room by her father after falling in love with a commoner. Her bones clothed in a white dress were found in one of the castle walls by construction workers in the 20th centuries, adding fuel to the story.

This castle was also used as a prison from 1536 to about 1664 for noble and ecclesiastical prisoners after the Protestant Reformation. This may be the reason why Dragsholm is one of the most haunted abandoned castles in Europe. More than a hundred ghosts have been seen within its walls, many of them prisoners who spent their last days in pain and torment and never moved on.

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Moosham Castle

Moosham Castle was built at the end of the 12th century and is better known as the Witches Castle. It’s located near Unternberg in the Lungau region of Salzburg, Austria. Over the years, like most abandoned castles, this site saw lots of bloodshed and turmoil. But its role during the Witch Trials is what makes it really stand out. The castle served as an administration center during the Zaubererjackl witch trials between 1675–1690. And this history is what gives it a creepy vibe that’s greater than most other abandoned castles.

Around 139 people were executed during the trials, 39 of them children between the ages of 10 and 14. Many of them were tortured, burned and mutilated before they were hanged, burned alive, or decapitated. But the stories didn’t stop there. In the 19th century, numerous dead animals were found near the castle. This gave rise to stories of werewolves using the castle as a refuge.

The castle is now privately owned and contains an art collection that is accessible to the public.

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Bran Castle

Vlad the Impaler is one of the world’s best known and brutal historical figures. According to the stories, he took death and torture to a new level. He was particularly known for impaling his victims alive on stakes and displaying them outside of his castle. In fact, he was so brutal that he became one of the biggest inspirations for Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel. So, there’s really no wonder that his once home is now one of the creepiest abandoned castles in the world.

Bran Castle in Romania is on the border of Wallachia and Transylvania. It was built in 1378 to defend against Turkish invaders. It is thought to have once been the seat of Vlad Dracula, or Vlad the Impaler as he has come to be known. And as if that wasn’t enough to give you goosebumps, there’s a chapel on the grounds that holds the heart of Queen Marie in a golden casket. This is definitely one of those abandoned castles that you wouldn’t want to be near at night.

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