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The Ancient Ram Inn holds the distinction of being both an important historic building and reputedly the most haunted house in the UK.

The Ram dates back to the 11th century and claims the oldest window and ceiling of any house in the country. A working pub until the 1960's, the house is now falling into disrepair.

The history of the site also has a sinister twist, it is believed it was built on an ancient burial mound, on an important ley line and is reported to have been witness to human sacrifice.

Amongst its alleged hauntings, the Ram claims the presence of a succubus, an entity though to be sexual in nature. The renamed Witches Room and Bishops Room have been witness to various encounters. The owner reports violent paranormal phenomena in recent times.

Anomalies

A dozen PSI investigators spent the night at the Ram. Scientific monitoring of conditions proved to be difficult as most equipment experienced severe 'power drains' and a number of piece of equipment

Perceived activity included being touched, footsteps, rattling of door handles, hearing of movement and scratching, light anomalies seen and objects being moved.

A large number of 'orb' photos were captured, but were ruled out due to the extremely dusty and damp atmosphere. The team captured images of mists and vortexes.

Mist in the Bishop's room

Photograph one (right) shows a mist on the person of an investigator in the Bishops Room. The atmosphere was analysed for extraneous factors - and none were found - and coincided with a drop in spot temperature.

Photograph two appears to show a 'vortex' in the Mayflower Barn.

Significantly, the vortex was also captured on video camera and was seen by the naked eyes of three researchers. Typically, red-light anomalies are caused by equipment but the vortex remains unexplained.

Report By Dave Wood (PSI)

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