This story is bull **** ok! America did not have midevail castles and **** ok!

Just so you know the bridge in Newport is called the Yaquina Bay Bridge.

Tottaly not true!!I ussed to live in Oregon and never heard that D.U.M.B story!

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yea man its just someone trying to play ghost investigator and make up fancy stories about an old bathroom being a spooky castle.. hahaha In my 14 years living in Portland that was probably the dumbest **** ive ever heard of.

This is Alicia. I tried to look up that website you were talking about and there isn’t a Rock House that I could findso, I was wondering what is the real website you are talking about?

I am interested in the website also…doesn’t look like I’m in the right place?? Thanks Staci

the huantings have nothing to do with the bathroom at all.I’ve known many paepole that have had expeirences there they cant explain.
when i first went there i was a kid and took annaul sunday walks there as a family activity knowing nothing of the history of the land and never expeirenceing anything unuasal.fast forward to a few years later and now I’m living in vancouver.My friend kaiden one night wants to see something cool and on a low budget so i talk to my parents and get directions to forrest park to walk the circuit at night to pittock(the veiws mind blowing at night).
the drive goes well we suit up in are rain gear cause it was early dec. (07) in the N.W.! at the beggening of the walk we encounter a group of teens around 17 to 20 or so maybe a quater mile in.I stopped to ask if they wanted to smoke abowl.the first and smallest of the group replied “theres nothing back there!” while shacking his head and looking directley at the trail ahead while making an expidous retreat out the woods. the group of about 5 or 6 was spooked by something there was no denying that and it couldnt of been us 2 skraunny 145 pound hippies.
Kaiden and i shrug it off with a few jokes and countinued on are merry way.there seemed nothing out of the ordianary till we got to the foundation and started are little inspection.We found some cinnamon and a little rock figurine that looked as if used in a saounce(never spelt that before hope you can sound it out).thats when i heard some innocent giggling off in the woods behind the structure,it sounded as if it was that of a tennaged girl.I hushed my friend and the giggling ceased, pausing we listened to are sorrounding envoirment for a few moments.nothing,so we made the call to carry on.After passing the creek and starting are accent to pittock’s when sh#$ got a little weird.the trail at this point becomes rugged with loose softball sized rocks littered about.We decided to take a breath and load the bowl in my pocket,checking the time it was shortly after 11,We smoked the bowl and agreed to walk side by side, so we’d both have adaquatt light to see with are only flashlight.Nearing a bend were the trail cuts back to the right I peered ahead and an arms length ahead of me stood a woman in white,black and maroon undergarmets and a black cloak completly concelling the face so that all you saw was black.Imediatly i droped to one knee.It had felt as if i was dropped out of an airplane with no chute.My heart felt as if it would burst i’d never been so scared in my life.and as quik as that there was nothing there.Kaiden asked if iwas alright wondering what had gone one.I told him i had seen agirl arms length away wearing a cloak in mid 1800 apearal,and nothing more discriptive about what i’d seen htan that.A few moments later we reached the road half way to the mansion.Smoking another bowl of some killer green to calm my nerves,we used the portapotty and carried on the rest of the journey with jokes of how if we saw acop we’d be like **** you buddy and take off(i mean what the **** would a cop be out here for).we reached a bench at a fork in the trail.Stopping to grab a snack out of our packs.the whole time we spent on this bench we kept hearing what sounded like foot steps of an approaching person from the trail to the left,we called out a few times and received no answer.
At this point i told him we’d later find a bloody history to this plot of land,which we did the whole incodent involving the balch fammily.
We carried on the last leg of the trail were i spotted her siloutte this time near a stump to the right,it was there a good ten seconds but by the time i had snagged the light to point out the siloutte it was gone.Finnaly we had made it to pittock another minute later,and to the saftey of the light.After taking in the veiw we oppted to take a way threw the neighboorhoods back,randomly finding our way to the car.
the haunting has nothing to do with the bathroom,Its everything that happened anna.I mean put 2 and 2 together,her dad killed her husband,so her dad was hung,and her husbands family found retribuition in killing her oldest brother.thats enough f^%*ed up s*$t to make any of us haunt are own back yard.
On the drive back Kaiden started to describe the in detail the arrangment of her clothes statting were the maroon had been and that her hood was up and how you couldnt see her face.All details I never mentioned.
We gave it 2 weeks and decided to go back.At this point i was doubting myself before this i didn’t beleive in ghosts.So I had some internal conflict with in myself.We decided to grag a friend shane along how had heard the story and wanted to see for himself.
We were about a quater mile in this time when Kaiden started gasping as if he had a frog in his throat.I asked “are u alright man?”.
he responded with”Trevor i got some crazy sh** to tell you!”
“Save it dude nows not the time tell me when were at the car.”I didnt need to hear anything at this point i couldnt beleive i was dumb enough to actualy grag us back,I mean this was my idea to return.
Random rustling came from the bushes here and there and the water had an eerie qulity to it.This trail reminds me of tim burrtons sleepy hallow,like a scene stole straight out of the movie.
By this time Kaiden was paniking and a having short rapid brething pattern.Stopping to see if he was alright we decided to carry on to the foundation.
Only when we came to the spot were it should be there was only an empty patch of dirt were nothing grew.At this point all rationality went striaght the f**k out the door.Right in front of our eyes ther was a definite out line of where the foundation should be and nothing growing within.
This is were we began are expidious retreat.Shane was lagging behind,while Kaiden and I were side by side.Every once in a while i’d give Shane an order to look behind for anything following.He didnt respond to any of the commands.So finnaly i stopped walking shouting “Shane!(pause)Fu***ng Shane!”.He was neering now about twelve feet away and emoitoinless which if you knew shane he was always babbling or doing some dumb sh**.”Dude,fu***ng Shane”.Nothing now within arms reach fear flarred up in me, heres some one i’ve beat up on several occasions but it wasnt the same i was scarred sh**less.I threw the flaslight up 3 inches away from his face and turned it on.Normally you would instantly slap the mag light out of your face.”Dude,Shane”,nothing.I **** my fist back and ready to let fly,I practice mma and was going for lights out and at the last moment possible he litterly snapped out of it and finnaly swatted the light out of his face like he should have done moments ago.
he later told us that he was looking at the ground mumbling cause he didnt get to go all the way to pittock.But Kaiden can testify that he wasnt mumbling anything and that he was starring straight ahead blankly.
At this point Kaiden and I took off at a run for the last half mile with shane on our heels bitching all the way.But man was it good to hear him talking a minute ago I was about to lay out one of my best friends.
When we made it out Kaiden told me what he had been waiting to.He said he had seen a older guy with a white beard and mustache,and a younger fellow of about 16 to 20 in the bottom of the creek looking out at him.What he had seen affected him so much that it caused him to hyperventalate.
Since then i have only returned once and in the day the only time of wich i will return.The hauntings have nothing to do with the bathroom only the land that once belonged to the balch fammily.And for the ghost wars that sounds like a load of bs. who evers posting that **** needs to stop.and peapole who have had authentic expeirences need to share their stories cause there is something going on in the west hills of portland thats alittle hard to explain.
I’d like to end this by saying thanx to anyone who sticks threw the whole story and that I’m not joshing ya this really happened to me and has changed who I am and how i see things around me.If you plan to take the walk at night come prepared and make sure somone knows you waent and when you should be back.Maybe for you nothing will happen thats the way i would have preffered it but be prepared in case something does!Better safe then sorry!And dont put your nose were it doesnt belong!

I’m seeing so many bogus stories about places like this. I think that with the popularity of shows like Ghost Hunters and Paranormal State, folks are just antsy to get in on the paranormal business. There are so many “Paranormal Research” groups in Oregon now that it’s ridiculous. Most of these are a bunch of folks that happen to have purchased equipment..made a cool website and then go around to cemetaries photographing bugs and then renaming them orbs because they’re so desperate to be certified ghost hunters. With all of the phony stories and paranormal groups it’s just taken all of the credibility away from the honest,active groups and the real ghost stories around the northwest.

Actually according to a historical review of Portland Or. written on an official parks and Rec site for portland, they refer to this house as the old Baltch homestead. They also named the creek the Balch creek. The story is correct according to the city of Portland Parks and Rec that the property was originally owned by a man named Danford Balch. and the report is that he was a man who was angry over a land dispute and a love affair involving his daughter and according to reports, he was in fact the first man hung in the state of oregon.
Maybe you should check your facts before you label another person as spewing BS. that is the grizzly facts of this structure and there is no former bathroom involved. except maybe the one used by the family.

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balch_Creek

Report by independant researcher
http://www.bluesweatshirt.com/essays_and_stories/
danford_balch.htm

AND THE BIGGY>> Portland Parks and Recreation
http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?
action=ViewPark&PropertyID=246&subareas=2

We did a Investigation there about 2 weeks ago and got some cool pics and video. YES it is a pretty freaky place.The place is a must see.

Daniel
Ghost P.A.R.T.I.
bulldogginc@gmail.com

chris: you are full of fail, the wikipedia link stated the structure a bathroom and the parks and rec page did tell of the origins of the land there was no indication nor possibility of the wytchs castle to have been the destination of Mr. Balch’s egress.
I used to live behind the wytchs castle for a couple different summers I have never once seen the building to be haunted by anything other than squatters, hikers and wood land critters. I had made contact with other unseen denizens in that park but none the husk of some dead thing at least not human.
There have been at least five times while camping near the castle that I have seen people performing witch craft there. weird and funny too

I am owner of Ghost P.A.R.T.I. Paranormal Investigations. We have investigated this place a few times and each time it’s a positive Investigation. Pretty creepy place. and ACTIVE…

Daniel Lundquist
503-928-0400

ok sorry but this sounds so stupid but real i know this is ok so i believe you

Yeah, it’s a bathroom, I don’t know how anyone could say that it’s from the 1600s. Though, it’s still alarming to see the first time you walk there. This site does a little review and has pics and directions:

Witch’s House at Macleay Park

Dude you guys stop being ******* ********!!!!!!!! **** u guys are so disrespectful to ppl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

for the girl who lrft the comment about Organ.com your dumb. It’s a music downloading site.Stupid ***** dont waste peoples time.

I did an episode of my show, Haunted Hoax, at the Witches Castle. You’ll be surprised to hear and see what it actually is. If you believe in this legend you don’t want to miss my investigation. http://www.youtube.com/HauntedHoax

Lets just say i am in tune with the paranormal. I have experienced many things in my 38 years of life and i can say there is some activity located in this place. As far as the history goes the stone building was a rest stop built in the 1930’s. However, it is near the location of the old Balch estate. Yes Danford Balch was the first man legally hung in Oregon but it was not in this location or anywhere near it. Over the years many bodies have been found at or near this location, some where murders and others where the homeless that just died. There have also been many reports of witchcraft in this area over the years as well. For whatever reason there is paranormal activity in this area, i felt the presence from the first bridge we crossed and at the old stone building we were being watched by at least 4 entities, one followed us almost the entire way back to our car and at times would make noises behind us. You can come to your own conclusions about who or what it is but there is something there.

This place is nothing more than a old restroom.