ghost known as Walter the Butler who worked at the house. People have reported smelling his tobacco smoke in the room, muffled voices and lights eerily turning on and off on their own accord. Visitors have reported feeling as if they are being choked when walking up and down the cantilever staircase; this is believed to be related to the strangling of Lady Elinor Cavendish, the cousin of the lady of Newton House in the 1720s, by a lover whom she had rejected. The alleged hauntings at the property began to be investigated by television journalists in the 1980s, and on one occasion crewmen mysteriously fell ill one after the other while shooting there. During one investigation, the spectre of a young, beautiful girl was said to have glided across the room and disappeared through the cupboard door. The house was later the subject of an investigation in the 11th and 15th series of the Most Haunted programme. See also Cadw National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty List of National Trust properties in Wales Grade II* listed buildings in Carmarthenshire References Sources Further reading External links Paintings at National Trust, Newton House, Dinefwr Park and Castle – BBC "Your Paintings" collection from Newton House Country houses in Carmarthenshire Museums in Carmarthenshire Historic house museums in Wales National Trust properties in Wales Reportedly haunted locations in Wales Llandeilo Grade II* listed buildings in Carmarthenshire Grade II* listed houses in Wales Registered historic parks and gardens in Carmarthenshire