lThe Skirrid Mountain Inn, Abergavenny

Spooky goings-on are regularly reported at the Monmouthshire pub, where 180 hangings have taken place.

It has been an inn since 1110 but is most famous for its use as Judge Jeffreys courtroom until 1640 in the wake of the Monmouth Rebellion.

Jeffreys hanged 180 rebels from a beam beneath the Skirrid’s staircase. The beam stands today and bears chaffing marks from the hangman’s rope.

Landlord Geoff Fiddler said there have also been several reported sightings of ex-landlady Fanny Price, who worked at the pub in the 18th century.

l Tredegar House, Newport

Newport’s Tredegar House is said to be haunted. The King’s Room at the house is said to have been used by Evan Viscount Tredegar in the 1930s. It is claimed he dabbled in black magic, assisted by an occultist friend, who was a frequent visitor to the house.

There have also been reports of mysterious bells ringing and parades of nuns marching through the courtyard of the Brewhouse.

l Shire Hall, Monmouth

Originally built as a Court of Assizes and Quarter Sessions in 1724, the Shire Hall in Monmouth saw many poor souls held in the grim, claustrophobic cells awaiting news of their fate.

The most famous prisoners were the Monmouthshire Chartists who were accused of high treason in 1839/1840 after insurrection in Newport. They were called up from the cells to be sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered – the very worst news of all.

When paranormal investigators Ghost Watchers Inc went to explore the cells, they reported hearing a ‘yelp’, believed to be a disembodied voice.

l Chepstow Castle

Chepstow Castle is home to an array of unexplained happenings.

The castle gift shop once displayed a grand chess set which was stored in a locked glass case. On numerous occasions overnight, the chess pieces moved to different squares on the board.

Intrigued by how often this started happening, a custodian decided to set a trap to try and catch the culprit. He placed a piece of hair in the way of the door, put a dab of petroleum jelly in the lock, and sprinkled talcum powder around the case.

Nothing was ever disturbed and yet the pieces still moved until the day the chess set was sold.

l Caldicot Castle

Grey ladies and brown monks are rumoured to have haunted Caldicot Castle for many centuries.

An apparition of a brown hooded being, thought to be a monk, has been seen and heard chanting.

A grey lady is also rumoured to walk the castle grounds.

Ghosts walks are organised at the medieval castle, originally built in 1086 by Norman conquerors as a fortification.

l Tintern Abbey

In the book, ‘South Wales Ghost Stories’ author Richard Holland writes about the claim that Tintern Abbey, near Chepstow is haunted by phantom monks.

He writes that local legend has it that the ghost is of a monk who betrayed the doomed King Edward II to his enemies when he was hiding out in the Abbey in the 1300s.The monk has been seen in the main entrance making his way towards a spot where the Abbey church once stood and also in an open area bordering the River Clydach, the site of the medieval burial ground.

l Savoy Theatre, Monmouth

Ghost hunter groups visit the Savoy virtually every week to investigate stories of spooky-goings on.

A figure of a woman is rumoured to have been seen walking along a corridor on the top floor.

When Ghost Watchers Inc. investigated, they saw a strange light with a shape to it. They also witnessed plates and cups shaking with no natural cause found.