Bellochantuy - Argyll Hotel - Haunted?

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Bellochantuy - Argyll Hotel - Haunted?

Postby shonamackenzie » Sun Sep 30, 2012 5:37 pm

Can anyone help?

About twenty years ago my aunt and uncle bought, lived in, and ran the Argyll Hotel in Bellochantuy. It might have been re-named the Bellochantuy Arms at the time. Anyway I hated the place. I could not settle and after my first visit I refused to stay the night whenever I visited. Not usually given to fantasies I believed (and still do) the place to be well and truly haunted, especially around the staircase to the rooms. My aunt pooh poo-ed my misgivings at the time but a few years later confessed to my mum that her dog became very skittish and spooked around the staircase and clearly didn't like it for some reason either.

I've been digging around online and not found anything other than some pretty awful reviews on Tripadvisor!

Can anyone share stories they might have,or their memories, or feelings of the place?

Thanks!

Shona :D
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Re: Bellochantuy - Argyll Hotel - Haunted?

Postby Martin » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:08 pm

I had some great times in that place, in the wee room at the front where the pool table and juke box were. I have some fantastic memories of that place, all of them good.
I don't recall feeling the presence of any ghosties.
Don't know what it's like now but going back just over thirty years I remember it as being a lovely place.
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Re: Bellochantuy - Argyll Hotel - Haunted?

Postby gizmo » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:49 pm

I have had problems wth spirits in quite a few pubs over the years. :roll:
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Re: Bellochantuy - Argyll Hotel - Haunted?

Postby Martin » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:57 pm

Watch out for the orbs and a demented Scouser.
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Re: Bellochantuy - Argyll Hotel - Haunted?

Postby numberplease » Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:20 am

Don`t know about ghosts, but their food is good!
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Re: Bellochantuy - Argyll Hotel - Haunted?

Postby ChrisA » Sat Oct 06, 2012 12:32 am

No good memories for us.

Arrived there on Xmas eve in 2005, hoping for a few drinks and some hospitality. Practically got kicked out of the place at half 10 as they wanted to put their decorations up.

Being the son of a much loved and very genial pub landlord, I found that a bit poor, to say the least.

Never been interested in going in there since. :roll:
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Re: Bellochantuy - Argyll Hotel - Haunted?

Postby shonamackenzie » Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:41 am

gizmo wrote:I have had problems wth spirits in quite a few pubs over the years. :roll:


lol!
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Re: Bellochantuy - Argyll Hotel - Haunted?

Postby petewick » Wed Oct 17, 2012 4:38 pm

Am known as the Exorcist because when I walk in all the spirits disappear!!!!!!
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Re: Bellochantuy - Argyll Hotel - Haunted?

Postby Iain » Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:40 pm

I don't know about the smell of spirits, but the name always reminds me of the smell of seawead !
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Re: Bellochantuy - Argyll Hotel - Haunted?

Postby kenny g » Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:45 pm

stayed there 14/15 years ago place was getting renovated,mate stayed in new room downstairs me in the only room upstairs first on the right at top of stairs no drink involved as going shooting first light got woken about fourish with man dressed in black about early twentys walking about room shut eyes looked again still there ,was up and out took a bit of time to go back as put it down to a dream but bottle went .dont belive in this spirit stuff myself but is as close i want to get for now....hope you get to read this, to backup you claim,
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