Dragsholm Castle

Dragsholm Castle is a medieval fortress and manor on the Odsherred peninsula of Zealand (Sjælland) with origins attested in popular histories to the early 13th century (often cited c.1215 as founded by the Bishop of Roskilde) and with continuous presence on the site for many centuries. Today the site functions as a working castle hotel and tourist attraction and is regularly included in lists and guidebooks discussing Denmark's historic castles. In popular and touristic sources Dragsholm is widely described as haunted. Secondary sources and haunted-castle compilations name multiple spectral figures said to be associated with the castle; the most commonly recurring names in the provided material are the Grey Lady, the White Lady, and an apparition or tradition tied to James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (Lord Bothwell)—the latter connection grounded in historical fact that Bothwell died in Denmark and was buried in Odsherred, which popular accounts link to Dragsholm. The reporting in the provided sources is predominantly folkloric and touristic: summaries, listicles, guidebook entries, and short-form popular media assert hauntings and identify named ghosts but do not supply primary witness testimony or formal investigative reports in the excerpts given. Certain sensational claims appear in short-form popular clips (for example a claim about a skeleton in a white dress sealed in a wall and a claim that the hotel 'claims around 100 resident ghosts'); these specific assertions are not corroborated across the broader set of provided sources and are therefore treated as anecdotal or unverified within the overall tradition. The castle's haunted reputation is an established part of its cultural presentation to visitors and in compilations of haunted places, reflecting a mixture of long history, local legend, and modern tourism storytelling.