Tenney Gatehouse and Greycourt Castle – today, the Methuen Museum of History – is known for its many ghosts. Two of them seem to haunt the property behind the main building. They’re the feuding Gorrill brothers, and they may still be searching for a disputed buried treasure. Here are the facts. Nathaniel (1784 – ?…
Month: October 2009
Ghost Investigation at Tenney Gatehouse, MA
Tenney Gatehouse and the Greycourt Castle ruins are among Methuen’s historical treasures… and among that city’s most haunted locations. Many investigation teams have visited Tenney Gatehouse and documented its ghosts. The following are my notes from one of my investigations at the house. Basement The basement is an odd location. I don’t sense a lot…
Ghosts at Greycourt Castle Ruins, MA
Greycourt Castle (or Grey Court Castle) was the estate home of Charles H. Tenney, his wife Fanny, and their son Daniel G. Tenney. The castle-style mansion was built in the 1880s and used as a summer home by the Tenney family. In the 1950s, it was sold and used as a drug rehabilitation facility in…
History of Tenney Gatehouse’s Ghosts, MA
Tenney Gatehouse (37 Pleasant Street, Methuen, Massachusetts) and the nearby Greycourt Castle ruins are great, gently-haunted sites. They’re ideal for first-time ghost hunters. I compiled the following history from a variety of sources. I’ve done my best to be accurate, but I only briefly surveyed the history. The Methuen Historical Society – and the Tenney…
Tenney’s Greycourt Ghosts – the Gorrill Brothers (MA)
Two ghosts on the Charles H. Tenney property (Tenney Gate House and Greycourt Castle) may be the Gorrill brothers, or their residual energy. In my opinion, this part of the site’s history has been badly overlooked. Ghost hunters may strike paranormal gold around Tenney Castle Gatehouse in Methuen, Massachusetts (USA). I’ve investigated the Tenney Gatehouse…