May 2003 · Journal issue date
Richard Wiseman, Caroline Watt, Paul Stevens, Emma Greening & Ciarán O’Keeffe
British Journal of Psychology · Field studies
Studies at Hampton Court Palace and Edinburgh’s South Bridge Vaults compared where visitors reported unusual experiences with the locations’ reputations and environmental conditions.
Method
Participants walked through the sites and reported experiences. Researchers compared those locations with factors including lighting and local magnetic variation.
What to keep in mind
Environmental correlations do not isolate one cause for every experience. The findings concern these studies and settings.
Original paper & source
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DOI: 10.1348/000712603321661886
Author-institution abstract and citation reviewed. UKPX note checked 7 November 2026. The date above belongs to the paper; this UKPX reference was added 7 November 2026.