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Anna Elsey

Ghost of hooded woman captured on camera at former Scots prison

This is the moment a ghosthunter claims he came face-to-face with a ghoul in one of ­Scotland’s most haunted places.

David Forrest and his friends visited Jedburgh Castle Jail, ­Roxburghshire, after hearing tales of mysteriously slamming, rattling chains and blood-curdling screams.

As he took photos David claims he saw a .

The incredible image, caught on camera earlier this month, shows a woman with a pale , hollow eyes, wearing an .

David Forrest (Collect)

David, 62, from Teeside, believes she’s the spirit of a ­prisoner who may have met a gruesome death. He said: “We were in cell four using ­investigation ­equipment, ­including a spirit box, which is like a modified radio that ­transmits spirits’ voices.

“We heard a woman’s voice saying, ‘Cell eight’. We rushed to . I was panning round with the camcorder and taking photos when I spotted the ghost. It was just staring at me through the camera. I was shocked.

"I said to the others in the team, ‘Look at this’.

“We were all standing there, looking at the ghost through the viewer. Everyone was gasping.It makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.”

Jail supervisor Duncan Rollo said: “We have investigation groups here most weekends and out of 10 they believe they have ­experienced ­paranormal activity.

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