The Pitmilly House is located near Kingsbarns in Scotland. During the 1930s and 1940s, there was paranormal activity at the house that is said to be the most intense poltergeist activity in recent years.
It is unknown why the paranormal activity began. The castle belonged
to the Monypennys from the 12th century. When they fell on hard
financial times, it was let to tenants. The house was sold to Captain John
Arthur Jeffrey in 1930, and the Jeffrey family saw the bulk of the paranormal
activity.
There were intense paranormal events that were recorded in
the house. The first recorded paranormal event occurred when a piece of coal
appeared in the middle of the table during dinner.
Pictures were found on the floor, smashed. Furniture moved
and relocated on its own without being touched by anyone. Cigarettes that were already in an armchair
ashtray were reorganized a moment later, with no one being in the room with the
person who noticed.
A sculpture fell in the hallway and caused a crashing sound,
and a clock was found on its face for three days and was smashed on the fourth
day. Billiard balls rolled down the hallway one night, disturbing sleep. The wife
buried the red and white balls, and the red one reappeared
A fire at the house caused most of the paranormal activity
to cease, but when the house was requisitioned, the soldiers experienced some of
the paranormal activity. The house was turned into a hotel before it was
demolished in 1967.
Some people attribute the paranormal activity to earthquakes.
There were a number of earthquakes recorded in the areas surrounding the Pitmilly
House between 1936 and 1940, which was when the bulk of the paranormal activity
was recorded. Despite this, people who experienced the activity still believe
it to be
The house has become an inspiration for pop culture. Frank
Harvey Junior’s 1947 play, “The Poltergeist,” and the 1948 film, “Things Happen
at Night,” were both inspired by the Pitmilly House. Since these creations,
little has been written or inspired by the Pitmilly house. “Pitmilly House:
'Poltergeist Manor'” by Lorn Macintyre details the paranormal activity that
occurred within the house.
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