In the Dundrennan district of Kirkcudbright a persisted belief lingers concerning a headless lady haunting the Buckland Glen. The following narrative which has been handed down lends an increased interest to the tradition:— Long...
St Ninian’s is a site of early Christian worship in Scotland and a site of pilgrimage. Local tradition has it that St Ninian would use the cave as retreat. Ninian (aka Trynnian or Ringan)...
English Fairies / Fairies / Folklore / Hauntings
by Ian · Published March 5, 2021 · Last modified March 5, 2024
According to ‘The Folklore Of Lincolnshire by Mabel Peacock (December 1900).’ “The Scotch Brownie and the Yorkshire Robin-RoundCap have at least one kinsman in the parts of Lindsey. He is known as ther Hob-Thrust,...
Ancient Sites / English Folktales / Folklore / Folktales / Standing Stones
by Ian · Published February 21, 2021 · Last modified February 29, 2024
An ancient stone referred to as the Sack Stone could be found at Fonaby. An old picture of the stone shows it had the look of a sack about it, which probably led to...
‘In the family of Kirkpatrick of Closeburn the tradition was, that when a death was about to take place in the family a swan invariably made its appearance on the loch that surrounded the...
Tynron Doon is the site of the remains an Iron Age hill fort and if a local story is correct, a supposed haunt for a headless horseman. At a height of 948ft, the site...
Apparitions / Hauntings / Lancaster Bomber / WWII Aircraft / WWII Hauntings
by Ian · Published February 5, 2021
In the following Derby Telegraph article entitled ‘Mystery of ‘ghost’ Lancaster bomber sighted over Chatsworth’ [03/02/2021], Rheia Smith interviewed two witnesses who claim to have seen a phantom Lancaster Bomber flying over Derbyshire in...
Town Bridge is another location in Christchurch that a Dorset Echo article entitled ‘Haunted Hotspots’ (10/12/2002), suggested a ghost had been spotted at. This bridge is thought to date from the 15th century and...
St Margaret’s Church in Lowestoft dates from the late 14th century and according to some, associated with a few apparitions. An East Anglian Daily Times article entitled ‘Weird Suffolk: Have you spotted ghosts in...
In Halton Holegate, Lincolnshire, it is said that whenever someone in the village is about to die, a mysterious light will appear above their home. The origins of this legend stretch back to the...
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