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Haunted or Hoax · Dec 30, 2025 · 52 min

S5 E10. Chillingham Castle

For our final episode of the season, we limp our way across the Atlantic to Chillingham Castle, a medieval fortress that spent centuries collecting war trauma like it was a hobby. Sitting on one of the most violently contested borders in British history, this place didn’t need ghosts to become unsettling, the documented history already chose violence. We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there! Haunted or Hoax Social Medias: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Sources for this Episode: TELEVISION & MEDIA: WEBSITES: Chillingham Castle (official history & restoration): https://chillinghamcastle.com Historic England (medieval border castles & records): https://historicengland.org.uk English Heritage (Anglo-Scottish border conflict & castles): https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/medieval/castles/ Northumberland Archives (regional history & border warfare): https://www.northumberlandarchives.com The Steel Bonnets – George MacDonald Fraser (border reivers): https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-steel-bonnets-george-macdonald-fraser Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Edward I, Henry VIII, James I): https://www.oxforddnb.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/uncannyfan/posts/1993318767811411/ https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/chillingham-castle/ https://great-castles.com/chillinghamghost.html https://chillingham-castle.com/ghosts/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/chillinghamcastle/posts/24565395496393112/

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For our final episode of the season, we limp our way across the Atlantic to Chillingham Castle, a medieval fortress that spent centuries collecting war trauma like it was a hobby. Sitting on one of the most violently contested borders in British history, this place didn’t need ghosts to become unsettling, the documented history already chose violence. 

We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Leave us a comment on how you liked the episode or where we should cover next! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there!

Haunted or Hoax Social Medias:

Website

Instagram

Twitter

Facebook

Sources for this Episode:

TELEVISION & MEDIA:

WEBSITES:

Chillingham Castle (official history & restoration):

https://chillinghamcastle.com

Historic England (medieval border castles & records):

https://historicengland.org.uk

English Heritage (Anglo-Scottish border conflict & castles):

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/medieval/castles/

Northumberland Archives (regional history & border warfare):

https://www.northumberlandarchives.com

The Steel Bonnets – George MacDonald Fraser (border reivers):

https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-steel-bonnets-george-macdonald-fraser

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Edward I, Henry VIII, James I):

https://www.oxforddnb.com

https://www.facebook.com/groups/uncannyfan/posts/1993318767811411/

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/chillingham-castle/

https://great-castles.com/chillinghamghost.html

https://chillingham-castle.com/ghosts/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/chillinghamcastle/posts/24565395496393112/


 

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