In the land of rural Aberdeenshire, a tale of spectral haunting persisted through centuries. Crathes Castle, built by the Burnett of Leys family in the mid 16th century, isn’t just famed for its stunning architecture and beautiful gardens but also for its ghostly inhabitant. She is the ‘Green Lady of Crathes Castle’, a ghostly figure draped in green, appearing in what’s known as the ‘Green Lady’s Room’. The story is as old as the castle, passed down through generations. She is believed to be a servant to the Lady Agnes, who lived during the times of Alexander Burnett, the castle’s original owner. As the tale goes, she was supposedly with child, and one night, disappeared without a trace. Her lifeless body was later found, concealed under the stone hearth in her room by builders adding a new chimney. The child’s skeleton was also found. Since then, her apparition, a sad echo of a once vibrant life, has been seen by many, always in the same room. The room is never used now, but witnesses still report sights of her sad, restless spirit, forever walking the same room where her life met a tragic end. The most famous sighting was made by Queen Victoria herself, who was on a visit to the castle and witnessed the apparition. The haunting story of the Green Lady serves as a chilling reminder of Scotland’s often bloody and brutal past, with each sighting, a spectral memory of a bygone era, kept alive in the folklores of Aberdeenshire.