eter was a law student from
Lawrenceville, Virginia, who had
entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in
1831, when it was only a tiny college of five buildings. He had
fallen desperately in love with a young girl named Fanny who lived
in the village of Chapel Hill. They often had secret meetings
in the quiet seclusion of the woods near Piney Prospect where
Gimghoul Castle was later built. Near the castle door lies a huge
boulder that some say marks the hurried grave of Peter Dromgoole.
The dark reddish-brown stains on the rock are said to be from
Peter's blood as he lay dying from a gunshot wound.
How did this happen? Read on...