The Mystery of Gimghoul Castle
Posted Oct 17, 2025
For more than a century, Gimghoul Castle — the stone home of a legendary secret society — has intrigued University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students and local residents alike. Once upon a time, there was a young man named Peter Dromgoole. That much we know. Beyond that, like all cool legends, the facts grow progressively elastic.
(Our State Magazine)
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