Things went bump in the night for local ghost hunters at an overnight vigil and spookathon at Brechin Cathedral.
Twelve people had decided to brave the freezing temperatures and be locked into the thirteenth century building from 9.00pm till dawn, in the hope of encountering the supernatural.
Incidents have now been collated, with video footage of orbs, and a ‘man’ outlined in the back pews near the organ just two of the spooktastic occurrences at the city landmark.
Unexplained thumps were heard, candles snuffed out early and the name Zachary and two others found in The Reverend Grahame’s book ‘Writ in the Stones’ were said to have ‘come through’.
Attendees were encouraged to bring along cameras or other devices such as tablets that might help record any incidents, although the group chose not to rely on any electrical equipment – in case of ‘interference from spirits’.
Louise Duncan from Bravo Brechin said: “The Cathedral Vigil has actually stemmed from the Ghost Walk nights that took place over Halloween last year.
“We had an amazing amount of interest for these kind of events and since then have had several requests for more tours.
“We decided, instead of tours in the fairly cold winter evenings we would devise some kind of overnight visit, and this is how the cathedral event came about.”
Previous paranormal incidents have included a guest taking a photo of the church in which a monk in brown robes can be seen, while on another occasion, a picture taken of the cathedral pews, revealed the figure of a plague doctor and several people on the ghost walks felt their necks or legs being touched.
A spokesperson for the event said: “We started with a short prayer and ended with thanks to all who have resided and worked there over the centuries.
“Some interesting paranormal footage was caught on camera of orbs, as seen before in other images of the cathedral, and of a hatted outline sitting at the rear pews.
“We also have a photo of an extra person sitting head bent as though listening intently to conversation at the front pews.
“There is video footage of the orbs and a “man” outlined in the back pews near the organ.
In the end, it was not the paranormal that ended the vigil early, but the cold – the building became simply too chilled to stay in, and the intrepid investigators ended their spooktastic event at 3.30am and went home.
