LOCATION FILE
Sam Lord's Castle
FOLLOWLong Bay, Saint Philip
DIRECTIONS →No public access. Do not trespass: it is illegal and can be dangerous.
OVERVIEW
Built in 1820 by Samuel Hall Lord, the house was celebrated for its plasterwork ceilings and mahogany. It later became a hotel and was destroyed by fire in 2010; the site has since been redeveloped.
HISTORY
Lord's legend — that he hung lanterns in coconut trees to lure ships onto Cobbler's Reef — is repeated everywhere on the island and supported by no contemporary evidence.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
The house was long reported as haunted, and the wrecking legend is inseparable from that reputation. Both belong to folklore rather than to the record.
VISITING
The original house is gone. Recorded here for the folklore attached to the site.
SITE PLAN
UPLOAD A PLANNo plan on file yet.
A plan of the building or grounds is what a second team opens on a phone in the dark. Going there? Volunteer to map it, then upload your plan.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
0 GROUPS · 0 VISITS
No group has logged an investigation here yet.
HISTORICAL RECORD · 0 CITED ENTRIES
SIGN IN TO CONTRIBUTENo cited entries yet. Deeds, newspaper reports, census lines, photographs, ledgers — anything with a source.
COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
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GROUP FINDINGS