 WALES is the spookiest country in the world. That's the conclusion I've come to after years of research into ghosts. I am convinced Wales has more haunted places per square mile than anywhere else. And its ghosts are among the scariest on record! So, when I was asked by the Daily Post to compile the Top Ten spookiest places in North Wales, I found it no easy task. It was no help that Welsh ghosts like to roam abroad - they are not all tied to traditional haunted houses - and even celebrated beauty spots can be terrifying places after dark. Here then, is my attempt at a Spooky Top Ten. It is based on quantities of ghosts in one place, and on the quality of the ghosts, that is to say how creepy or grotesque they are. You may know of spookier places - if so, I would be delighted to hear about them! 10 At number 10 in our countdown of Spooky Places is the village of Marford in Wrexham. Marford was once so badly haunted that the houses, and even the pub, had crucifixes put on them to scare off the ghost! Lady Margaret Blackbourne is the phantom concerned; she was cruelly murdered by her husband in the 18th century and her unhappy spirit took to wandering through the village, terrifying the inhabitants. The crucifixes are still there, some in the form of cross-shaped windows, but they may not be wholly successful - some say Lady Margaret's ghost is still sometimes seen. | 
