PENGERSICK CASTLE

The most frequently seen ghost at the castle is that of Mr. Millington, who owned the castle during the reign of Henry VIII. He had, in his opinion, a 'troublesome' wife, and wanted to remove her from his life. It seems he was willing to try anything to achieve this aim, including murder. One night, as he sat down to eat the evening meal with his wife, he secretly added poison to her goblet of wine, and sat triumphantly waiting for the poison to work. Unbeknown to him, his wife was aware of his evil plans and had switched the goblets. Perhaps justice was served as he died that night, and his unhappy ghost has wandered the castle battlements ever since.