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'''Shankend Manor''' |
'''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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==Haunting== |
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According to local legend the manor and its surrounding grounds are a center of paranormal activity. Some legends hold that the locale is haunted by restless spirits of German soldiers who died there during a cholera outbreak in 1917, at which time the grounds being used as a POW camp. Other legend hold that the manor house itself was the site of one or more events which lead it to develop a paranormal aura. |
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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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The most common manifestation reported by these legends is a feeling of dread. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*Herbert W.B. (1989) ''Railway Ghosts and Phantoms'', London: David & Charles PLC, ISBN 0-7153-9783-4 |
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[[Category:Reportedly haunted locations in Scotland]] |
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[[Category:Houses in the Scottish Borders]] |
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| Shankend Manor | |
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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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