An Angus tourist attraction will be probed by ghost hunters for a good cause this weekend.
The A-listed Barry Mill will welcome up to 30 paranormal investigators on Saturday, looking for evidence the site’s centuries-old heritage may not in bricks and mortar alone.
The non-profit Lanarkshire Paranormal team, headed by husband and wife Steff and Janice Murdoch-Richards, will donate proceeds to the National Trust for Scotland property.
The group has raised money for NTS sites in the past and is “really looking forward” to their first visit to Angus Janice, 49, said her five-strong team would help groups of five or six around the mill with hi-tech equipment, and promised an entertaining evening even for cynics.
She said: “We’ve been around quite a lot of NTS properties, like Culross Palace, Abbot House, Holmwood House, and the David Livingstone Centre five times.
“I was looking through their catalogue and I thought, Barry Mill, that looks beautiful and unusual plus we’ve never done a water mill before.
“We spoke to Peter (master miller Peter Ellis) and explained who we were and what we do and he said that sounded interesting.
“We’re so looking forward to it and hope to raise lots of money for them but this isn’t some gimmick night out where we jump out and scare people this is a real ghost investigation.”
While the mill dates from its rebuilding in 1814 after a fire, records indicate milling has taken place beside the Barry Burn since at least 1539, with its fair share of incident across the centuries.
Janice is from Glasgow and set up the team with 34-year-old Steff, from Manchester, after they married. The team use night-vision and infrared cameras, electronic voice phenomenon (EVP) monitors and night-vision goggles.
“I’ve always loved the paranormal but never thought about going on a ghost hunt,” she said.
“My husband used to do ghost tours in Manchester and when he moved up here he suggested our own team. We don’t make a profit, just enough to cover our insurance, and we’re happy.”
The ghost hunt will run from 9pm-3am, and tickets are available via www.lanarkshireparanormal.co.uk.