Ravenspark Asylum
Sandy Lane Irvine, Scotland
The Ravenspark Asylum was in use from approximately 1846 to 1995, but it now lies deserted with its many corridors and wards still furnished with broken electrical equipment, hospital beds, and wheelchairs. The clothing and suitcases of its former inmates and staff appear to have been abandoned almost suddenly, giving the building an extremely eerie atmosphere. The hospital housed the insane, elderly, and unwanted. It is alleged that there are bodies of paupers buried in unmarked graves in the overgrown hospital gardens.
This location is a favorite of Ghost Hunters Scotland due the huge amount of paranormal activity recorded since our first visit. On many occasions, we have recorded banging doors, whispering, the sound of running footsteps, and even physical attacks. Our equipment has often been drained of all power even though it had been recharged that day. Although there is absolutely no electricity in the building, readings from our EMF readers have been very erratic. We have also captured strange light anomalies and orbs on digital camera, and have recorded EVP and movement on camcorder. Our trigger objects have also been moved.
The hospital is home to some resident spooks. Quite often, the team is followed by a childish spirit who trails after us in the dark corridors. This spirit identified himself as Peek-a-boo Pete to one of our mediums. Through our research, we discovered this was likely to be a man named Peter Brown, who was known by the locals in the 1960s as "Peek-a-boo Pete" and who had the mental age of a child. There is one particular room that always affects our sensitives and visiting mediums—the physio room. The forlorn and silent spirit of a young boy called Iain sits trapped in his tiny wheelchair in this room. A very sick woman who also haunts this room and Ward 3 is known to impose her illness on those who can sense it. The asylum is also home to the spirit of a very aggressive orderly who makes it very clear he does not want us there. Maybe he was the one responsible for physically pulling the other side of the door of the Annick Ward closed to prevent our team from trying to continue our investigation.
The Ravenspark Asylum is now waiting to be redeveloped into luxury apartments very soon. Something tells us that the new tenants will encounter some very unwelcome house-guests.