Crathes Castle, a classic Scottish tower house, is situated about 15 miles west of Aberdeen and set within a country estate gifted to the Burnett family by King Robert the Bruce in 1323. Despite its impressive history, the castle is most well-known for a haunting tale. One of the castle’s upper rooms, the Green Lady’s Room, is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young woman first seen in the 18th century. The Green Lady is mostly seen by children and is often accompanied by the smell of sweet roses. The ghostly appearances and green mist would fill the room, quite unexpectedly. Also, it was reported that the Green Lady cradles an infant in her arms. It is believed she was a servant girl who had a child by a member of the Burnett family, the longstanding owners of the house, or perhaps by an itinerant minstrel. When the child was born, he was killed for fear of the scandal. The woman’s spirit is often seen in the Green Room with an infant in her arms, and it is believed that her ghost will not rest until the baby’s body is found. Years later, during renovations in the 1800s, skeletal remains of a woman and a child were found under the floor of this room, giving credence to the folklore. This sad and enduring tale is well-known and still told in local circles, reminding visitors of the castle’s colourful and often tragic past.