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One of my favorite ghost stories:

“Duntrune dates from the13th century with a later L-plan house in the corner. The castle was long held by the Campbells, was besieged in 1644, and then burned in 1685. The castle is haunted by the ghost of a MacDonald, the Phantom Piper of Duntrune, this tale dates from 1615 when the piper was sent to Duntrune to spy on the Campbells and unfortunately he was captured and imprisoned in an upstairs chamber. It was guessed that the Campbells were lying in wait for the MacDonalds to try and retake the castle, knowing what was going to happen the piper played his pipes as a warning to the MacDonalds if they came close enough. Unfortunately he paid for his bravery, the story tells how the Campbells chopped of his fingers and the piper bled to death. From then on the ghostly sound of bagpipes would often be heard, with no explanation as to from where the music came. Other manifestations have been reported at Duntrune, and the castle basement has been exorcised, however the spirits still seem to be active and unexplained knockings, tappings and footsteps have all been reported. In 1870 a fingerless skeleton was found, sealed beneath the stone flags of the floor of the kitchen in the basement. It was given a proper burial but this does not sem to have ended the disturbances at Duntrune Castle.”

http://scottishghosts.webs.com/castleghostsak.htm

This is one of the most well done ghost stories, Castle ghosts of Scotland. I have the dvd, but if you want to enjoy a good one, watch it here on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ploc8AQoF1w