Taunton Castle is said to be haunted by the tramp of soldiers bringing
the Sedgemoor prisoners to the Bloody Assizes in 1685 after Monmouth's
Rebellion.
The landing of Castle House is haunted by a man in riding dress and
heavy boots. He is dark and wears a full Charles II wig. He has a sword,
a sash, gauntlets, and a heavy pistol in his belt. He tramps up and down
restlessly.
Tradition says that half a dozen fugitives from Sedgemoor (Monmouth's
Rebellion) were hanged on Heddon Oak. Chains can be heard clanking, and
there are moans from choking men. Some have heard the noise of horses
galloping up the hill but nothing ever arrives.
