Beautiful stately homes hiding dark secrets
Daniel Coughlin
21 July 2020
Grand estates with sinister pasts
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Morris-Jumel Mansion, New York, USA
Dock Drumming / Flickr [CC BY-NC 2.0]
Morris-Jumel Mansion, New York, USA
Dock Drumming / Flickr [CC BY-NC 2.0]
Morris-Jumel Mansion, New York, USA
Dock Drumming / Flickr [CC BY-NC 2.0]
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, UK
Michal 11 / Shutterstock
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, UK
dvdbramhall / Flickr [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0]
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, UK
David McKelvey / Flickr [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0]
Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire, UK
Steve Allen / Shutterstock
Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire, UK
Michael D Beckwith / Flickr [Public domain]
Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire, UK
Sean Rowe / Flickr [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0]
Monte Cristo Homestead, New South Wales, Australia
Framton Goodman / Flickr [CC BY-ND 2.0]
Monte Cristo Homestead, New South Wales, Australia
denisbin / Flickr [CC BY-ND 2.0]
Monte Cristo Homestead, New South Wales, Australia
denisbin / Flickr [CC BY-ND 2.0]
Leap Castle, County Offaly, Republic of Ireland
Michelle / Flickr [CC BY-ND 2.0]
Leap Castle, County Offaly, Republic of Ireland
Courtesy Leap Castle
Leap Castle, County Offaly, Republic of Ireland
Kelleher Photography / Shutterstock
Chateau de Brissac, Maine-et-Loire, France
Leoks / Shutterstock
Chateau de Brissac, Maine-et-Loire, France
William Chevillon / Flickr [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0]
Chateau de Brissac, Maine-et-Loire, France
Venson Kuchipudi / Flickr [CC BY-NC 2.0]
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, UK
Nickturnerphoto / Shutterstock
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, UK
Courtesy Berkeley Castle
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, UK
carolyngifford / Flickr [CC BY-NC 2.0]
Biltmore, North Carolina, USA
Courtesy Biltmore
Biltmore, North Carolina, USA
Courtesy Biltmore
Biltmore, North Carolina, USA
David Ellis / Flickr [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0]
Moosham Castle, Salzburg, Austria
Milosk50 / Shutterstock
Moosham Castle, Salzburg, Austria
Courtesy Schloss Moosham
Moosham Castle, Salzburg, Austria
hecke61 / Shutterstock
Doorwerth Castle, Gelderland, Netherlands
Vincent van Zeijst [CC BY-SA 3.0]
Doorwerth Castle, Gelderland, Netherlands
g.h.vandoorn / Flickr [CC BY-NC 2.0]
Doorwerth Castle, Gelderland, Netherlands
g.h.vandoorn / Flickr [CC BY-NC 2.0]
Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, UK
Kevin Eaves / Shutterstock
Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, UK
Courtesy Muncaster Castle
Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, UK
Courtesy Muncaster Castle
Kreischer House, New York, USA
Courtesy Staten Island Board of Realtors
Kreischer House, New York, USA
Courtesy Staten Island Board of Realtors
Kreischer House, New York, USA
Courtesy Staten Island Board of Realtors
Chillon Castle, Vaud, Switzerland
FenlioQ / Shutterstock
Chillon Castle, Vaud, Switzerland
Mariejirousek / Shutterstock
Chillon Castle, Vaud, Switzerland
hminnx / Flickr [CC BY-ND 2.0]
Casa Loma, Toronto, Canada
Songquan Deng / Shutterstock
Casa Loma, Toronto, Canada
Dennis Jarvis / Flickr [CC BY-SA 2.0]
Casa Loma, Toronto, Canada
Dennis Jarvis / Flickr [CC BY-SA 2.0]
Glamis Castle, Angus, UK
Francesco Dazzi / Shutterstock
Glamis Castle, Angus, UK
Courtesy Glamis Castle / Strathmore Estates Holdings Ltd
Glamis Castle, Angus, UK
Courtesy Glamis Castle / Strathmore Estates Holdings Ltd
Greystone Mansion, California, USA
Yuriy Chertok / Shutterstock
Greystone Mansion, California, USA
Andrew Hitchcock / Flickr [CC BY 2.0]
Greystone Mansion, California, USA
Andrew Hitchcock / Flickr [CC BY 2.0]
Burg Eltz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Haveseen / Shutterstock
Burg Eltz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Courtesy Martin Jermann / F.G. Zeitz KG, Königsee / Burg Eltz
Burg Eltz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Courtesy Martin Jermann / F.G. Zeitz KG, Königsee / Burg Eltz
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