The Wild Man of Berkeley Castle
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| The Hills Behind Berkeley Castle |
Wild man stories, as found in old newspaper articles, can be broadly categorized in one of two ways: 1. potential Bigfoot-type creatures, or 2. Real humans, often those suffering from mental illness. The wild man of Berkeley Springs seems to fit into the category of being human—but maybe not your average crazy guy.
In the spring of 1902, the citizens of Berkeley Springs were trying to capture a ‘wild man.’ This fellow, clad in a blue coat and trousers, was apparently living in the area. At the time, the Samuel Taylor Suit castle was unoccupied. Several witnesses claimed that the man was sleeping at night in the castle. Around dawn, he’d shimmy down the stone columns of the castle, and retreat into the wilderness behind the estate. He was said to have been as swift as a deer, and able to easily navigate the rocky, craggy hillside. He also had a keen eye, and was able to detect any would-be captors.
But who was this not-so-wild wild man? By the color of his clothing, it may suggest that he was a veteran of the Union Army. Certainly, the Eastern Panhandle saw quite a bit of action during the Civil War, but by 1902, this man should have been about 60 years old or older. Could a man of that age really move around the rough terrain that easily? But…what if he was not a LIVING man, but a ghost?
Berkeley Castle was built by Samuel Taylor Suit in the 1880′s as a way to woo his young wife, Rosa Pelham. Suit died after a brief illness in 1888, never seeing the castle’s construction fully complete. Rosa finished the castle, but blew through her inheritance by hosting lavish parties at the castle. It is rumored that her husband may or may not have died of natural causes, a claim which gained further suspicion as two of Rosa’s lovers also died in the castle.
Was the man in blue simply a squatter, taking refuge in an empty castle at night…or was he the ghost of one of Rosa’s lovers? Could he be the ghost of a Union soldier who died in the area during the Civil War? I’ll let you decide!
Check out my previous blog post on the Ghosts of Berkeley Castle!
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| Martinsburg Herald 19 April 1902 |
Source: http://theresashauntedhistoryofthetri-state.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-wild-man-of-berkeley-castle.html
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