Case file · Haunting

The ghost cat of Combourg

In his 'Mémoires d'outre-tombe', Chateaubriand recalls his youth at Combourg castle (from 1777), where a former lord with a wooden leg was said to walk the stairs with his black cat.

1777 CE · 48.41, -1.75 · status: legend

The account

A mummified cat later found in the walls is shown to visitors.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Château de Combourg
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