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To the south-east of Glasgow lies a vast wooded area, stretching between the towns of East Kilbride and High Blantyre. Criss-crossed by multiple rivers, the area was once the site of numerous stately mansions and castles, many of which have long since been reduced to ruin. According to residents, those who enter the woods often speak of bizarre experiences, lost time and other paranormal events. In the late 1960s, teenager Scott Campbell was cycling through these woods when he spotted a breathtaking mansion. (0:18:48)

It appeared to be a blend of a castle and Victorian estate, featuring an octagonal central tower with tall merlons and a long multi-storey residence. He admired the site for several minutes before continuing his ride. An hour later, retracing his path, Campbell was shocked to find the mansion gone. Dismounting, he attempted to reposition himself to replicate his original view, but the building had vanished. Uneasy but rationalising it as a mistake, he continued home. (0:19:23)

That night at the pub, he described the mansion to friends who initially assumed he had seen one of the remaining large buildings in the area. But when he detailed the octagonal tower and merlons, their expressions changed. One left the table, returning with an old book. Opening it, he revealed a painting of a stately home in front of a river. Its central feature an octagonal tower with tall merlons. (0:19:55)

The text read, Calderwood Castle by Blantyre. Campbell confirmed it was exactly what he had seen. His friends explained that Calderwood Castle had been demolished in 1951, leaving only scattered ruins. Stunned, Campbell revisited the area multiple times, even exploring the ruins, but never again saw the mansion. For the rest of his life, he could not explain how he had witnessed a castle that no longer existed, nor how he described it in perfect detail without prior knowledge. (0:20:39)

Tales like this are hardly unique, nor are they confined to a single time period. Recently, a woman named Rose took to Reddit to explain her own bizarre experience in the woods south of Glasgow. She reported that she set out on a trip to survey the flora and fauna of a nearby gorge. Before heading out into the woods, she had a quick phone call with her friend who invited her to meet up just after midday. (0:21:10)

As it was only 9am, they agreed to meet at around 12.30pm when she had completed her survey. Later, Rose would describe the day as sunny and chilly, but otherwise unremarkable. After crossing the river at Culdeside Meadow, she walked upriver for several kilometres. As there was no path in this part of the woods, she had to hike up some rather steep slopes and around several winding tributaries. (0:21:34)

After a short while, she arrived at the Hermitage Islet in the river, where she set down her backpack and decided to take a few photos. Leaving her mobile phone behind, she strolled up the slope where she found the old Culdeside boundary stones. (0:21:52)

After taking a few photos and looking for some rare plants, she noticed that the sky was darkening, as if it was going to rain. Rather than be caught out in the open, she decided to head back. According to Rose, she had spent no more than 30 minutes at the top of the hill, but when she began her walk back, she saw several signs that something was amiss. (0:22:19)

The wind was colder, and the skies continued to grow dark despite not releasing a drop of rain. She also reported feeling disorientated and uncomfortable, even though she had been in these woods dozens of times before. By the time she arrived at the Hermitage, it was so dark that she had to turn on her torch in order to see. When she did, she noticed that the river was significantly higher than it had been earlier. (0:22:50)

Confused, she took out her mobile phone and was shocked to discover that the time, was now 8.30pm. Somehow, more than 10 hours had passed. As far as Rose was concerned, it should have been around 11am. As waves of fear and confusion washed over her, she began gasping for breath, her mind frantically trying to make sense of this discrepancy. On top of losing an entire day without any explanation, she had half a dozen missed calls from the friends she had agreed to meet up with. But even that wasn't the strangest part. (0:23:31)

When Rose finally got home that evening, she found that her digital camera, the one she had used to take photos whilst up on the hill, still had all the correct time codes embedded in the photos. This proved that it had indeed been just after 10am when she had taken them. Many people are quick to disregard stories like these, in many cases chalking them up to mistaken identity, hallucinations or even hoaxes. (0:24:07)

However, it's important to note that stories of time and space discrepancies are not uncommon, particularly in places with long and complex histories. Whilst each of these tales possess their own unique paranormal elements, there are some distinct similarities. In the old woman's case, there seems to be evidence of what's known as residual haunting, or the stone tapes phenomenon, situations in which emotions or traumatic events become embedded within a location. (0:24:41)

Many paranormal researchers equate it to a recording, where a glitch in time and space will replay a single moment of high emotional energy. In this case, the young mother's anguish over her husband's infidelity may have imprinted itself onto the cottage, replaying the event for anyone sensitive to its energy. How else would one explain the couple having so much knowledge of a single tragic event that likely happened before either one of them were born? This same sort of space-time disturbance can be seen in the story of the wee black car, only in reverse. (0:25:20)

In this case, some force seems to be projecting a premonition of what was to come. The evidence would suggest that the deaths of the people in the old car were so traumatic that the island was foretelling the event in a 30-year run-up to its occurrence, or perhaps the car was an omen or warning of the impending disaster. This would be supported by the fact that once the tragedy occurred, the sighting ceased altogether, as if the need for the warning had passed. (0:25:52)

The case of the car is also difficult to explain away, as there were hundreds of sightings over decades before the fateful event took place. (0:25:58)

As for the Calderwoods, it's possible that Mr. Campbell experienced a time slip. Though Rose's experience happened decades later, it's possible that she walked into the same time distortion, but didn't notice due to the fact that there were no man-made buildings around. The entire time she was taking photos, she could have been dozens or even hundreds of years in the past. Meanwhile, time in her own reality would have continued, and not necessarily at the same pace. Skeptics might argue that Campbell misremembered his route, or that Rose hit her head. But why then have so many other people experienced similar phenomena in precisely the same area? Many paranormal investigators and even some theoretical physicists believe that time is not linear as we perceive it, but that the past, present and future coexist simultaneously. (0:26:58)

In places where the fabric of time is thinner than elsewhere, previous or future events might intrude upon us, if only for a short while. Could the Highlands be one such place? Might this explain why the peoples who live here have always been superstitious and strangely in touch with nature? These explanations simply don't appease those who know the Highlands best. Whether it's ghosts, aliens or some mystic ancient evil, they believe that there is a power here, one which can distort reality, manifest creatures of all kinds, and if it wants to, even harm. (0:27:40)

Whatever these stories tell us, the Highlands of Scotland remain a land where history and mystery are inseparably entwined. Though skeptics may seek to rationalise these events, their resonance lies in their ability to connect us to the tapestry of Scotland's past. The stories of high strangeness in the Highlands compel us to ask what secrets the land holds, and whether we will ever fully understand them. (0:28:12)

Whether you believe these tales are products of the imagination or glimpses of something otherworldly, all we know is that thousands of years after the glaciers disappeared, we still understand little about this corner of the world. (0:28:26)

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Scotland’s Highlands are amongst the most beautiful and remote places in the world. But to many, this stunning landscape of mountains, lakes, and coastal villages also bears a notable air of mystery and foreboding. Even today, these ancient lands remain steeped in folklore and supernatural tales. Once one begins to dig into the stories of High Strangeness in the Scottish Highlands, it becomes clear why it is often considered one of the most haunted places on earth.