Haunt Observatory734 places
Timeline
This is a directory timeline of places with an earliest haunt-report year in our notes — not a playback of individual sightings. We do not invent years, quality scores, or emotion classifiers. 18 dated · 716 still undated.
Dated places by era
Counts from live facets · year filter opens Map
Curated historical anchors
Landmark cases tied to directory notes — jump markers, not a claim that every year between them is filled with sightings.
- 1483Open place
Princes in the Tower
Disappearance tradition tied to later Tower of London ghost lore.
- 1541Open place
Catherine Howard lore
Hampton Court gallery tradition commonly tied to her fall.
- 1577Open place
Black Shuck / Blythburgh
East Anglian church storm chronicle tradition.
- 1612Open place
Pendle witch trials
Documented judicial record layered into hill and castle lore.
- 1692Open place
Salem trials
Documented witch trials underpinning later tourism lore.
- 1847Open place
Willington Mill
Contemporary Procter household disturbance accounts published from 1847.
- 1892Open place
Lizzie Borden case
Documented crime year later attached to house-museum haunt lore.
- 1897Open place
Dracula / Whitby
Stoker’s novel cemented the abbey’s gothic reputation.
- 1920Open place
Borgvattnet vicarage
Early 1920s priest accounts of disturbances.
- 1929Open place
Borley investigations
Harry Price investigation notes begin; later contested.
- 1977
Enfield poltergeist
Widely reported UK media case. No dedicated directory pin yet — kept as era context only.
Dated directory places
Open dated-only on Map →- 1483Tower of LondonMap
Castle · London, England
Princes in the Tower tradition associated with 1483 disappearance; later ghost lore layered onto the fortress.
Historical records · Folklore / local legend
- 1541Hampton Court PalaceMap
Historic House · London, England
Catherine Howard folklore at Hampton Court commonly tied to her 1541–42 fall; spectral gallery reports are later tradition.
Historical records · Folklore / local legend
- 1577Holy Trinity Church, BlythburghMap
Other · Blythburgh, Suffolk, England
1577 Black Shuck church storm lore recorded in East Anglian chronicle tradition.
Historical records · Folklore / local legend
- 1612Lancaster CastleMap
Castle · Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Lancaster Castle held Pendle and Samlesbury accused in 1612; castle haunt lore draws on that documented trial history.
Historical records · Folklore / local legend
- 1612Pendle HillMap
Area · Pendle, Lancashire, England
Pendle witch trials of 1612 — documented judicial record tied to the hill's lore.
Historical records · Folklore / local legend
- 1612Pendle HillMap
Area · Lancashire, England
Pendle witch trials of 1612 — documented judicial record tied to the hill's lore.
Historical records · Folklore / local legend
- 1612Samlesbury HallMap
Historic House · Samlesbury, Lancashire, England
Samlesbury witch trial of 1612 sits alongside separate White Lady folklore at the hall.
Historical records · Folklore / local legend
- 1692The Witch HouseMap
Historic House · Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Salem witch trials of 1692 — documented judicial record underpinning later haunt tourism lore.
Historical records · Folklore / local legend
- 1829Eastern State PenitentiaryMap
Abandoned · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Eastern State opened 1829; haunt lore grew from the penitentiary's documented solitary regime and later visitor reports.
Historical records · Folklore / local legend · Eyewitness accounts
- 1838The Ancient Ram InnMap
Inn · Gloucestershire, England
Ancient Ram Inn folklore long circulated; early print tourist/ghost notices appear across the 19th century — 1838 used only where story supports early Victorian reportage.
Folklore / local legend · Media coverage
- 1847Willington MillMap
Other · Willington, Northumberland, England
Contemporary Procter household accounts of the Willington Mill disturbances were published from 1847 onward.
Historical records · Folklore / local legend
- 1887Winchester Mystery HouseMap
Historic House · San Jose, California, USA
Winchester Mystery House construction and Sarah Winchester lore dated from late 19th century published accounts (c. 1880s).
Historical records · Folklore / local legend · Media coverage
- 1892Lizzie Borden HouseMap
Historic House · Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Lizzie Borden case 1892 — documented crime history that later haunt lore attaches to the house museum.
Historical records · Folklore / local legend · Media coverage
- 1897Whitby AbbeyMap
Abbey · Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
Stoker's Dracula (1897) cemented Whitby Abbey's gothic reputation; spectral anecdotes are later folklore layered on that literary date.
Media coverage · Folklore / local legend
- 1920Borgvattnet VicarageMap
Historic House · Jämtland, Sweden
Borgvattnet vicarage haunt reports commonly dated to early 1920s priest accounts.
Historical records · Folklore / local legend · Eyewitness accounts
- 1920Chillingham CastleMap
Castle · Northumberland, England
Blue Boy / Pink Room lore long reported at Chillingham; early 20th-century visitor accounts circulate widely.
Folklore / local legend · Eyewitness accounts · Media coverage
- 1920Chillingham CastleMap
Castle · Chillingham, Northumberland, England
Blue Boy / Pink Room lore long reported at Chillingham; early 20th-century visitor accounts circulate widely.
Folklore / local legend · Eyewitness accounts · Media coverage
- 1929Borley Rectory SiteMap
Historic House · Essex, England
Harry Price investigation of Borley Rectory began 1929; later contested, still the dating for published haunt investigation notes.
Historical records · Media coverage · Folklore / local legend