PARANORMAL investigators believe they have proved ghosts really exist after capturing an eerie apparition of a woman in a former coal mine.
By JON AUSTIN
PUBLISHED: 11:07, Sun, Jun 5, 2016
June 2016: Ghost Image Captured at Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland
Ghost hunter Jimmy Devlin, 44, is convinced the transparent figure could be the spirit of of a long-dead female coal sorter.
He committed the "spectre" to camera during a paranormal investigation at Lady Victoria pit in Newtongrange, Midlothian, where Scotland’s National Mining Museum is now based.
He said: “I have very rarely shared any of my work, more because of ridicule and cyber abuse from closed minded individuals.
“I do however feel I would like to share this image I captured whilst taking random shots before my investigation began.
“It was taken while standing on one of the high walkways that run over the old bogey tracks that surround the pit head.
“It appears to me, to be that of a woman, dressed in a long flowing skirt, blouse and possibly her hair tied up or wearing a headscarf.”
He thinks it resembles the women depicted in recreations of coal sorters from the time which are available on the museum's website.
He added: "I have been visiting the mining museum for six or seven years for public events.
“But this was one I wanted to do privately. I went along with two or three friends who do this on a regular basis.
“But we split up and I was completely on my own when that happened. We keep in touch with walkie-talkies.
“This was a good capture. With the size of the place we have only really just scratched the surface.”
Mr Devlin now wants to go back to the site to see if any more evidence of ghosts can be caught on camera.
