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'''Shankend Manor''' was an Elizabethan mansion built in [[Scotland]] overlooking the railway line to [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]]. It is featured in the paranormal book, ''Railway Ghosts and Phantoms''. |
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The manor was built in Elizabethan times to manage the countryside around it. |
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'''Shankend Manor''' was a sixteenth-century mansion located some {{convert|6|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} south of [[Hawick]], close to [[Whitrope Siding]] in Scotland. It was constructed to manage the surrounding countryside and now overlooks the [[Waverley Line|Edinburgh Waverley line]]. The manor fell into disuse during the 1930s and by the 1970s had been removed from local road maps. The [[Maiden Paps, Hawick|Maiden Paps]] are located close to Shankend. |
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In the [[First World War]], the Manor was used as a prisoner-of-war camp for German soldiers being held prisoner. In 1917, a [[Cholera]] outbreak hit the camp, and the prisoners were buried where they fell. |
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It was used to house German prisoners of war during [[World War I]] and has been reported to be haunted by their spirits.<ref name="kristen">{{cite book |last1=Kristen |first1=Clive |title=Ghost Trails of Edinburgh and the Borders |date=2014 |publisher=Andrews UK Limited |isbn=978-1-78166-247-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ym6BAAAQBAJ&q=shankend+ghosts&pg=PT117 |accessdate=10 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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By the 1930s, the Manor was left abandoned, and hasn't appeared on any road map since the 1970s. Whether the Manor is still standing or not is uncertain. |
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In the 1950s, the Manor was associated with its foreboding aura of evil that seemed to surround it. The late [[Derek Cross]] visited the Manor in [[1955]] to photograph the nearby railway line, and both he and his dog were so overcome by a sense of evil that they stayed no more than ten minutes before leaving. |
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Some claim that the aura is a result of the unsettled spirits of the dead German prisoners who were kept at the camp. Others believe it may be the atmosphere of the Manor itself rather than the prisoners kept there. |
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==Geography== |
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Shankend is located north of [[Hawick]], close to [[Whitrope Siding]]. The ''Road Atlas of Britain'' from [[1969]] shows it to be on a small B-road leading North away from Hawick. |
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| Type | Mansion |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°20′46″N 2°45′25″W / 55.346°N 2.757°W |
| Construction started | sixteenth-century |
Shankend Manor was a sixteenth-century mansion located some six miles (ten kilometres) south of Hawick, close to Whitrope Siding in Scotland. It was constructed to manage the surrounding countryside and now overlooks the Edinburgh Waverley line. The manor fell into disuse during the 1930s and by the 1970s had been removed from local road maps. The Maiden Paps are located close to Shankend.
It was used to house German prisoners of war during World War I and has been reported to be haunted by their spirits.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Kristen, Clive (2014). Ghost Trails of Edinburgh and the Borders. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-1-78166-247-2. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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