Packet O: Tossup 18

A sentry stationed in this location died of fright after witnessing a bear’s ghostly apparition emerge from a door’s threshold. An observatory in this location befouled by bird droppings was relocated to avoid accidentally triggering a kingdom’s collapse. A severed head unearthed at this location faced France (10[1]-5[1])to ward off future (-5[1])invaders (10[1])until it was found (-5[1])by King Arthur; (10[1])that head was the head of Bran the Blessed. (10[1])Some have linked the shades of two nightgown-clad boys standing hand-in-hand (10[1])to two skeletons buried beneath (10[1])one of this location’s staircases. (10[1])Men called the Yeoman Warders (-5[1])or “Beefeaters” care (10[1])for this structure’s six ravens, whose last fight will herald the fall of Britain. For 10 points, (10[1])the shades of Sir Walter Raleigh and Anne Boleyn (10[1])supposedly haunt what castle (10[1])where they were executed? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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