The abandoned 'haunted' Scottish mansion used as an Outlander filming location

Sitting within the small village of Dunmore in Falkirk is an abandoned and now-derelict mansion that some believe to be haunted.

Dunmore Park House is located in Dunmore Park, also known as the estate of the Earls of Dunmore. Keen-eyed Outlander fans may recognise it as a filming location for the television series. The derelict mansions stood in as the field hospital in the very first episode, where protagonist Claire Fraser treated wounded soldiers as a war nurse.

Owing to its sad history and unsettling atmosphere, some believe the ruins of Dunmore Park House to be haunted. One ghost hunter has even claimed they heard a voice during their trip to the estate.

Its fascinating history begins with the 5th Earl of Dunmore, George Murray, who commissioned architect William Wilkins to build a stately home, which was constructed between 1820 and 1825. Once completed, Dunmore Park House was a grand and impressive ancestral home. The Murray family continued to live on the estate all the way through to 1911.

Following this, Dunmore Park House remained in use as a private home up until 1961. After this, the property was converted into a girls' boarding school, before being abandoned in 1964.

Over the years, the property has sadly fallen into a state of decay (Jane Gospel, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Following years of decline, the estate was divided up and auctioned off. Sections of the house were demolished in 1972 due to safety concerns, with the rest left as a ruin despite plans to demolish the entire property in 1987.

Since then, there have been multiple attempts to develop the site and give it new life, including proposals to build a hotel, an apartment complex, and a golf course. None of these bids have been successful, however, and so the once-grand estate continues to lie in a state of decay.

Among the few sections of the property that are reasonably well-preserved are the wine cellars that include large stone and brick compartments that once would have housed countless bottles of wine. Today, however, their creepy appearance brings to mind a mausoleum.

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