to the roof. Here she leapt from the tower to land safely on the battlements of the western tower and so return to bed where she was discovered by her mother. The distance between the towers was several metres and thus she accomplished quite a feat in leaping the distance. The following day the girl and her lover eloped and no records exist to tell us what happened to them. A number of sightings of the figure of a tall young woman in a green silk dress have been seen in and around Huntingtower over the years, usually at dusk but sometimes in full daylight. Her appearance is said to be an ill omen and a forewarning of some disaster to come. A traveller staying at Huntingtower in the 1930s is reported to have seen Lady Greensleeves in a corridor of the castle. The following day he resumed his journey to Fife and was drowned when he fell from the ferry taking him across the River Tay. A second Huntingtower legend concerns St Conval's Well, which is beside the road below the castle. The water from this well is meant to have the power to heal, but those who go to collect it must do so in silence: any word spoken on the outward or return journey renders the water useless. Those who go to fetch water are also supposed to leave a small token behind at the well, such as a coin or charm. The well is in good condition and to this day runs clear. Notable persons George Turnbull was brought up nearby. He was the Chief Engineer building the first railway from Calcutta (the then commercial capital of India): 541 miles to Benares en route to Delhi. References Tales and Traditions of Scottish Castles, Nigel Tranter, Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd. Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450-1650, Stuart Reid, Osprey Scottish Hauntings, Grant Campbell, Piccolo The Ruthven family papers : the Ruthven version of the conspiracy and assassination at Gowrie House, Perth, 5 August 1600, critically rev. And édited by Samuel Cowan. 1912. External links Houses completed in the 15th century Castles in Perth and Kinross Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Perth and Kinross Historic house museums in Perth and Kinross Clan Murray Reportedly haunted locations in Scotland Lowland castles Tower houses in Scotland