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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.
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 (below) appears to show a 'vortex' in the Mayflower
Barn.
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| "Vortex"
seen by the naked eye 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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Swindon
ghost hunting team Paranormal Site Investigators recently visited
the Ancient Ram Inn, Wotton-under-Edge, in their search for paranormal
phenomena. This is their report.
