Scotney Castle in Lamberhurst, Kent, is often overlooked when it comes to Kentish castles, but, in many eyes, it's one of the most picturesque to visit, with an interesting history to boot. The site itself is actually home to two castles - the new castle, now owned by the National Trust, and the old castle, now beautiful ruins that sit on a small island in the middle of the lake. The estate was originally owned by Lambert de Scoteni in 1137 - hence the name "Scotney Castle". In 1259, Walter de Scoteni, a distant relative of the original owner, attended a banquet where he allegedly poisoned the Earl of Gloucester. Many members of the party became ill, including the Earl of Gloucester himself, and his brother William de Clare. The latter died, but the Earl survived, apparently losing much of his hair, nails and skin in the process. Walter de Scoteni was hanged for his crime. Some historians now believe that Walter could have been innocent, and the ghost that thumps around the estate is said to be that of Walter himself - afterall, it was his family name that the castle bears.
Walter is a black ghost with metallic green poison running through his veins...
Each Kent Coast Ghost is carefully handcrafted from clay and goes through several processes, which include drying, sanding, sealing, painting, and finally varnishing, (dependent on the final finish).
We don't use moulds to create Kentish ghosts; every feature is added by hand using traditional clay tools, and this gives each ghost its own unique features. Some of our ghosts are not perfectly straight, or may have different expressions in their eyes and faces, and each ghost is individually hand-painted so may contain slightly different patterning to the ghost pictured.
All of our ghosts will be sent in a gift box with a Certificate of Authenticity especially for your ghost, and yours alone. These are put in a special envelope sealed with our very own special spooky wax seal ready for the Ghost Post to deliver them to their new Ghost Host!
Kent Coast Ghost - Walter
9-10cm
All sizes are approximate and may vary.
All of our clay is weighed equally and individually shaped entirely by hand. Other factors, such as humidity can affect the drying process of the clay, and therefore affect the size of our ghosts as well as the shape.