Europe is peppered with ancient castles, many of them wonderfully fairy-tale in appearance. Others, however, are possessed of a more mystical appeal, with some hiding dark secrets and a violent past.

Castle of Mey, once a cherished retreat of the Queen Mother on the north Caithness coast, is home to a few former residents.

In the heart of Kerala in southwest India, Margam Kali, an ancient Indian round dance, stands as a testament to the rich heritage of the Syrian Christian community. The name Margam translates to “way” ...

What are the best Minecraft castle builds? Minecraft’s sprawling, procedurally generated landscapes lend themselves perfectly to the majesty of a castle build, be it in the snow, lush green ...

Or, more precisely, a Shirley Jackson story, such as We Have Always Lived in the Castle, whose teenage narrator “Merricat” says, early on, “I have often thought that with any luck at all I ...

An AR reimagining of what Margam Castle’s dining room looked like in the Victorian era. (Credit: Zubr) The M[AR]gam app allows visitors to step back into the castle’s Victorian grandeur, acting as a ...

The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are entombed Eli Wizevich History Correspondent The marble head dates to ...

The Sand Castle is not just a film – it is a haunting echo of reality, one that leaves an indelible mark long after the screen fades to black. The Sand Castle (directed by Matty Brown, cinematography ...

Between warbles, Adele, who has been accused of blighting the sale of a West Sussex mansion by claiming it is haunted, has now learned the truth about its colourful past. She moved into Lock ...

He has painstakingly put them back together with the help of historians, musicologists and Holocaust survivors to produce a haunting collection of Auschwitz music. “I had not known about these ...

The final act of this ceremony began with the blowing of the shofar, or ram’s horn. It is a haunting and uniting sound for Jews – it usually heralds the start of the Jewish New Year and the ...