Only the stone walls and the roof of Squire Castle remain in the North Chagrin Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks.

It was intended to serve as a gatekeeper's lodge while a larger country home was built behind it.

While it's nothing more than an empty shell today, it supposedly houses an unearthly presence. Some people say that it's the ghost of Rebecca Squire.

She was the wife of one-time Cleveland businessman Feargus B. Squire. Feargus Squire, who worked for Standard Oil, built the home in 1890.

Rebecca Haunts Squire Castle

"Mrs. Squire didn't particularly care for living out here," Metroparks spokesman Kevin Metcalf said. "It was a long way from the city, and she was a city gal."

Rebecca developed insomnia, and often walked the gatehouse at night, carrying a small red lantern for light.

Late one evening, Rebecca ventured into the trophy room, where there were many mounted animals and snares.

While she was in the room, something frightened her. Some believe that it was simply the reflection of her lantern on the faces of her husband's trophies. But there are some who believe that she looked into the face of something unearthly. She became so frightened that she attempted to flee the room. In the darkness, she fell and hung herself in one of the snares.

Rebecca is said to continue to walk the halls with a glowing lantern in her hand: a ghost forced to walk the grounds of a place that she so despised.

"Late at night, especially around Halloween, people have seen a light of a lantern moving back and forth in the hunting room," Metcalf said.

It was on Oct. 30, 73 years ago, that Rebecca met her death.

After that, Feargus Squire reportedly lost his passion for the place and sold it to the Metroparks.

You can still check out Squire's Castle in the North Chagrin Reservation. The castle's majestic beauty remains, but much of the building is gone.

Take I-90 to Route 91 (Willoughby Exit) to Chardon Road (Route 6) to Chagrin River Road. The castle is on the right-hand side.