Jester ghost
Tom Fool of Muncaster
Beware the jester.
See it clearly
- What's there
- Castle above the Esk
- Legend from
- Ravenglass
- Tone
- Dark
The fool who killed.
Thomas Skelton was a jester at Muncaster Castle, often called the original Tom Fool. A tale in The Remains of John Briggs says he beheaded Dick, a carpenter's son who loved Helwise Pennington. His ghost is said to haunt the castle.