This very impressive coastal fortress is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young girl. Visitors have reported seeing her descending some steps near the clock tower, carrying a bundle in her arms. She is said to stumble and then cry out, as she is seen falling down the steps. The sound of heartless laughter is said to come from the top of the steps.
When people go to the girls aid they find no trace of her or the bundle she was carrying. The explanation given is that a local girl called Jane was sent by her poor family to beg for food at the castle, where she was taunted by the guards and then turned away by them. Weak with hunger on her way down the steps she collapsed and fell to her death, along with the baby she was carrying. The ghost is known as Green Jane due to the striking colour of her cloak.
