Marks found at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire are among most identified at any of the charity’s 400 sites
As English Heritage welcomes thousands of visitors over the Halloween period, a new discovery has made Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire a clear contender for the spookiest site of them all.
The charity has uncovered a “staggering array” of witches’ marks and rare curses carved into the walls of the Tudor property, once visited by Henry VIII and his fifth Queen, Catherine Howard.
Rick Berry, a volunteer at English Heritage, discovered and mapped about 20 ritual protection, or apotropaic marks – among the most identified at any of the charity’s 400 sites.
