Welcome to A Scottish Ghost Story A Day, Series 1, Castle Ghosts, brought to you by BagTownClans.com. I’m your host, Derek McDonald, and today we travel to the historic and imposing Thirlestane Castle, set near the town of Lauder in the beautiful Borders of southern Scotland. This magnificent 16th-century stronghold, with its towering turrets and lavish interiors, has long been a symbol of the powerful Maitland family. But behind its grandeur lies a chilling legacy of torment and darkness. Whispers of John Maitland’s misdeeds echo through the castle’s corridors, and the restless spirits of his victims are said to haunt the very walls where their suffering took place.