Paranormal Hunter

The investigation began about 8pm with everyone gathering in the Car Park, a warm welcome to the two new members of the investigation Carl and Lee. The name William was given as a first name to Tracey and there was a feeling of an archer who was standing at the very top of the walls where an opening was. Takis picked up on the son of William, who was also called William and a surname of something like Walerin or Wallin. When the son came to the castle, Takis felt that he should not have been there, it was felt he sneaked his way in to become the owner of it and perhaps he may have even used politics to get his way in. He was part of it in 1070.

At this point Jim’s camera decided to stop working. Jason was also experiencing problems with his camera for a period of time, one minute saying it had 85% battery life, then it would flash as empty, then it would say almost full battery a few minutes later. We were starting to walk around the outside of the moat to the left of the main building when this happnened.

As we walked back into the large room, the air felt denseand there was a smell which we all experienced. At 8.47pm a trigger object was put into place in the room marked A in the corner and three separate investigators verified it was in place. A temp reading was taken of 4.3 inside room A and 9 outside.

Takis felt that the 11^th/12^th century changes were made to the castle for the good, but then they were not finished.

Lights were seen by Liz in the distance as well as a burning smell but no fires could be seen, although we did not rule out that this could’ve been a fire somewhere nearby.

Clive agreed to take notes for the second group when we split into two groups on investigations.

We walked from the main buildings, over the bridge and turned right towards the moat direction to some out buildings and here Takis had the feeling of not being welcome.

Clive felt that when looking up at a square opening, at the South side of the moat wall, that this was an important part of the wall and that it had a big purpose at the time.

Tracey saw two leopard like animals at this point.

As we walked back across the grass to the bridge a feeling that we were being watched was noted and also a person was seen crossing near the bridge in the distance before us by Takis and Liz.

We walked back towards the west side and on doing so, Takis and Tracey spotted something white that went from right to left and disappeared down out of sight.

The moat reading near the bridge was 5.5 at 9.15pm.

We now walked from the West side of the moat to the left and round and on looking up, Tracey was shown a young girl aged 7 or 8. A name of Anne Louise was given. The name John Lloyd was given to Takis.

A shadow was seen moving again this time by Liz and Dug.

Lee complained of a mild headache which had suddenly started.

We made our way back to room A, and a male was heard laughing by Tracey. He seemed to be an elderly gentleman with greying curly hair of around 75 years. Clive at this point experienced blowing on his face. A red orb was seen on camera. Tracey picked up on a child who was the niece of the elderly man and a lady, who was the daughter of the male. The gentleman was pacing backwards and forwards he seemed quite agitated. He seemed less angry once Takis left the room.

Jim heard a deep voice whilst standing at the opposite end to the trigger object.

Takis, Liz and Lee walked above Room A, and felt again that they were being watched.

The gentleman suddenly said of Takis, “He’s the one who could stir things up, he is a powerful one.”

Looking up from Room A, above the trigger object corner, a misty area was seen.

Tracey felt that a cross was put in the centre of the grassed area.

Again it was felt that we were being watched. Takis was again given the name of Wallerin or warrinder. There was a white shadow on the side of the bridge seen by Takis and Liz. Clive saw a dark shadow and white flashing light. Clive & Jim heard the sound of someone jumping down when walking on the top of the bank above room A. The railings seemed to vibrate yet there was no one near them whilst lee was holding them. More flashing lights were being seen by individual people. The shadow that Takis kept seeing appeared to be doing a circuit.

Back in room A the temperature was 4.3, on the floor was 13.8 and the wall was 2.3.

Takis was given that the son William was aged 30 and that he died when he was around 48 or 49. He seemed quite mixed up but high up in status, a public figure. He had a right hand man who was familiar with areas of witchcraft and who helped him get where he was. It was felt that William was used as an escape goat for someone else and was taking the blame for something someone else had done or did.

It was felt that there was two levels to the building. It was also felt that this young man was on a different level when communicating with us, perhaps like he would not have come down into the lower level that we stood in when in room A.

It was felt that room A was possibly a store room or something similar.

We walked down into Castle Acre village itself and to the Arch, here the EMF meter continually went off, it did not seem predicable. There were no power cables etc visable, although obviously a full investigation of power sources was not undertaken.

Walking back to the car park we had a break and then continued by walking again round the moat. There were more lights seen and many pictures were taken of orbs.

We ended the night about 12.30pm and a good evening had by all.

History of Castle acre castle researched by Jim.

This was an 11th Century manor house of 2 storey which was built over a late anglo saxon manor house. It was founded just after 1066 by the first earl of Surrey called William de Warenne who died in 1088. He had a son, also called William, the second Earl of Surrey who founded the 12th Century stone ringwork and Bailey castle gate. The moat was raised in order to strengthen it in the civil war (King Stephen), but was probably never completed. It was all demolished by Henry II. It had been used until 1347 when the last Warenne died having by now founded the whole town. The first Earl of Surrey was the son of Ralph de Warenne and Emma, also the grand-nephew of the Duchess of Gunor. His wifes name was Gundred. The de Warenne name came from the river Varenne in Upper Normandy.

Peddars way passes through Bailey street.