nˈuːz ˈaɪɾəmz æt ðə tˈaɪm ɹˌiːˈɪɾɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd fˈoʊk lˈoːɹ ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾɪŋ ðætðə kˈæsəl wʌz hˈɔːntᵻd baɪ ðə "wˈaɪt lˈeɪdi", sˈɛd tə bˈiː "ðə wˈɪdoʊ ʌv bɹˈaɪən də blˈɛŋkɪnsˌɑːp bɪkˈʌz hiː lˈɛft hɜː wɛn ʃiː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə tˈɛl hˌɪm wˌɛɹ ʃiː hæd bˈɛɹid hɜː tɹˈɛʒɚ tʃˈɛst".
News items at the time reiterated folk lore indicating that the castle was haunted by the "White Lady", said to be "the widow of Bryan de Blenkinsopp because he left her when she refused to tell him where she had buried her treasure chest".