Index of Haunting's
Phantom Monk - Minsden Chapel, Hertfordshire
The Black Monk of Dudley castle
Ghost Monk of Westminster Abbey
Westminster Cathedral's Dissolving Cleric
The Abbot of Thornton Abbey. Lincolnshire
The Abbey Ruins ghostly monks. Bury St Edmunds
Blackfriars Priory. Gloucester
Ghostly Catholic Priest's Unearthly Footsteps
Beaulieu Abbys Ghostly Cistercian Monks
Black Abbot of Prestbury
Goblin Friar at Newstead Abbey
Augustinian Canon at Bolton Abbey
A Diminutive monk haunts Tower Grange
Ghostly Monk Procession - Bilsington
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Phantom Monk - Minsden Chapel, Hertfordshire
Minsden Chapel is haunted by a ghost of a phantom monk, who makes his appearance on Halloween (at midnight) and ascends a long and invisible staircase. Minutes before the Monk appears the Chapel bells sound and minutes after he vanishes, plaintive music can be heard.

The Black Monk of Dudley Castle
A ghostly Monk in a black habbit appears to staff at Dudley Castle. He has been seen at the entrance to the keep and in the window of the Castles Chapel. Dudley castle is situated near the ruins of St James Priory, which dates back to the 1100's. The Priory was given to Benedictine Monks from Much Wenlock Priory (Shropshire) who wore black habbit's.

The Ghost Monk of Westminster Abbey
Edward the Confessor rebuilt the Abbey in 1066 on the site of a Benedictine Abbey. Now the site of the famous Westminster Abbey, it is visited by people all over the word. A ghostly monk has been seen floating above the floor, “Father Benedictus,” as he is known, is often witnessed around the cloisters at around five or six in the evening. He appears quite real and solid and often holds conversations with visitors. In 1900 it is reported the ghost monk appeared to visitors for twenty-five minutes as he drifted around the cloisters before disappearing into a wall. In 1932 two American visitors said the had held a long conversation with the polite ghost.

Westminster Cathedral's Dissolving Cleric
The Cathedral is the haunt of a ghostly Cleric, dressed in black robes at the High Altar. In 1966 a sacristan in night duty at the Cathedral watched as the spectere appeared and then dissolved before his eyes.

The Abbot of Thornton Abbey. Lincolnshire
The gatehouse is reputed to be haunted by the spirit of the 14th Abbot of Thornton, Thomas de Gretham. Rumored to have been a practitioner of the Black Arts and witchcraft, the Abbot was bricked up alive in the Abbey's dungeon. His sinister spectral figure roams the Abbey and grounds.

The Abbey Ruins ghostly monks. Bury St Edmunds
Ghostly monks have been rumored to walk among the Abbey ruins in Bury St Edmunds.

Blackfriars Priory. Gloucester
'A massive Dominican priory complex built in 1239 with a church, and east and south cloister range and a study dormer' (Department of the Environment description). In the last ten years restoration work has been carried out, and a dungeon uncovered containing the remainsof a young child. This discovery is often linked to sighting of a ghost monk. The monk is seen warring a black habit, and walking amongst the ruins. Staff members on the sight, have reported doors `mysteriously locking themselves`, and several have seen the ghostly monk near the site of the dungeon.

Ghostly Catholic Priest's Unearthly Footsteps
Cornelius (an Irish Catholic Pries), hangged in 1594, haunts the Gate House at Wolfeton House. He was exicuted for not renouncing his faith and was consiquently hung, drawn and quartered at Dorchester. His ghostly footsteps are still heard climbing the ancient oak spiral staircase in the Gate House to the rooms he occupied in life.

Beaulieu Abbey's Ghostly Cistercian Monks
Cistercian Monks arrived at Beaulieu Abbey from France in 1204. Quite a few different sightings in recent years of ghostly monks are evidence that many of monks have refused to leave Beaulieu even after death. Lord Montagu inherited the Abbey in 1951 has said

"There is nothing sinister about it, they are just here. Most people living in the area accept it without question and don't appear to find it in the least bit unusual.'

Mrs Elizabeth Varley recalls hearing the monks back in her teenage years. "I was sitting by the window of my room quite late at night when I heard it. It was very clear and quite loud enough for me to pick up the notes of the chant. I thought perhaps it was the gipsies living in the forest, but when I sang the tune the next day to someone staying in the house the recognised it as a Gregorian chant."

Ghostly Lay brothers have been sighted in their former dormitory (Dormas). People have reported seeing brown-clad figures that look completely real.

Black Abbot of Prestbury
Prestbury village in Kent is home to the ghost of a Black Abbot who is said to appear three times a year - at Christmas, Easter, and All Soul's Day. The ghostly Abbot is regularly seen in the church and churchyard.

Ghostly Monk Procession - Bilsington
The remains of a 13th century Priory, are haunted by Augustinian Monks who once worshipped at the Priory. 70 years ago Mr and Mrs Joseph Conrad were out for a drive in their pony and trap one autumn evening. On there trip the pony cast a shoe and upon stopping near the site of Bilsington Priory Mrs Conrad had first hand experience of the Monstatic apparition:

"Suddenly I heard a terrified whimper from the dog. As I gazed at the opposite wall, which seemed to dissolve before my eyes, the room was filled with a choking dust and gritty fog, and through the haze I saw a long procession of habited monks. Slowly they passed along a hidden flight of steps, their wooden patterns sounding in ghostly rhythm as they climbed."

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