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Date: Sat 3rd March 2012 Start Time: 9:00pm Finish Time: 2:30am District: Clitheroe Cost of the event: ONLY £30! 15 Spaces available Payment Options Deposit £10.00 GBP Pay Balance £20.00 GBP Full Payment £30.00 GBP Please Note: To ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible we will send you a personal email with all the event details. Thank you.

Special Price!! Ghost Hunt at the Clitheroe Castle Museum, with free hot supper!!  

Dominating the skyline above Clitheroe, stands the second smallest keep in England. It has been suggested that the castle may have been built before 1086 after a reference in the Domesday Book to “Castlellatu Rodgerii Pictaviensis”, however it has not been confirmed. Another strong approximation is that it was built by Robert de Lacy in 1186 and used as an administrative centre for his estates. Nevertheless it still holds the claim to fame that it is one of the oldest buildings in Lancashire.

In 1612 a law was passed which forbid any act of “making a covenant with an evil spirit, hurting life or limb, injuring live stock by means of charms or procuring love".  All acts were subject to the death penalty.  By order of James I.   During the Pendle which trials Margaret Pearson was one of the fortunate victims who got away with only being pilloried at Clitheroe Castle, head and hands locked in a wooden framework on a post to be exposed to public scorn as punishment.  She was also pilloried at Padiham, Whalley and Lancaster, followed by a year of imprisonment at Lancaster Castle.

Clitheroe Castle Keep has a large hole on one side which local folk law suggest was caused by the devil.  He was having trouble with the folk at the castle and wanted get rid of the pesky humans. He picked up various large stones and put them in his apron and threw them at the castle, most missed but one hit the side of the keep.  In his rage he dropped a great pile of rocks on Pendle Hill, creating the “Devil’s Apronful” on Apronfull Hill.  In reality the pile of rocks were probably a cairn, a land mark or prehistoric burial mound made of stones.   

Clitheroe Castle Museum dates back to the mid 1700’s and was originally a court house, prison and administration centre.  Buildings with such a past usually leave imprints of occupants that once worked and lived or even were imprisoned.  Clitheroe Castle museum is without exception, when all the visitors have gone home the museum staff often feel that they are not alone when locking up the building at night.  On a couple of occasions staff have looked back when leaving the building to notice that a figure looking down at them from one of the upstairs windows.  Unexplained noises have been heard on numerous occasions and even ghostly apparitions have been seen...  

Join Mysteria Paranormal Events as we take you on a ghost hunting adventure as we try to make contact with the spirits of Clitheroe Castle Museum.

• Mediumship walk-around 
• Ghost hunting vigils and seances
• Free hot supper,  Chicken and Mushroom Pie with vegetables and potatoes, vegetarian option will be available on request.
• Refreshments will be available throughout the night.

Now for the serious information of the event:

Please note: anyone under the influence of alcohol or drugs are not permitted, and will be asked to leave.

£20 deposit will secure your booking; full payment is required one month before the event. Please contact Mysteria Ltd on tel No 01457 877008 between the hours of 10am to 9pm.

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