A Jealous Wife
One of the most famous ghosts of Ruthin Castle is the Grey Lady. She is believed to be the ghost of the wife of a lord of the castle. The lord was unfaithful and took a mistress, as was common at the time. His wife, however, did not approve of this and reportedly murdered the mistress with an axe. After the murder, the lord’s wife was executed for the murder. Today it is said that her ghost can still be seen walking the battlements.
Chambers of Horror
While the Grey Lady is certainly the most famous ghost at Ruthin Castle, she is far from the only one. The dungeons are particularly haunted, for obvious reasons. Ruthin Castle was one of the few castles with a true dungeon located within the fortifications. The dungeons contained several instruments of torture and execution.