Sherborne, Dorset, England
Sherborne Castle
Sherborne Castle
Sherborne Castle was given to the church at the bequest of Osmond, who was a knight of William the Conqueror, and eventually became Bishop of Sarum. He set a curse on anyone who tried to take the castle out of the hands of the church. As a result, some owners have apparently suffered misfortunes, according to the author Coxe.
This castle is another haunt of Sir Walter Raleigh, as he walks the through the grounds and sits under a tree that bears his name. He is best seen on St. Michael's Eve, which is on 29th September.
Sherborne Castle,
New Road,
Sherborne,
Dorset, DT9 5NR.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe and Haunted Castles of Britain and Ireland by Richard Jones.
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Sherborne is a market town in Dorset, England.
It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, 6 miles east of Yeovil.
Pictured left is Sherborne Castle courtesy of SalomonCeb. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
