There is an old tale of a ghost making his appearance to a young boy, at a place called Duffryn, near Maesteg. This unearthly visitor, when he first appeared to the young lad, told him
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Hylton Castle, Tyne and Wear (traditional)
A Weird Legend. Pranks of a supernatural visitor. Of the many curious old legends connected with the histories of our ancient houses, none is more weird than that told of the early days of Haylton
Continue ReadingDagworth, Suffolk (12th century)
The Household Spirit. “During the reign of the first Richard, there appeared frequently, and for a long space of time, in the house of Sir Osbern de Bradwell, at Dagworth in Suffolk, ‘a certain fantastical
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Longleat ghost laid by fire. Longleat House, the ancestral home of the Thynne family, which has recently been in the news, once had its own ghost. It was nearing the end of the 13th century
Continue ReadingInvergarry Castle, Highlands (traditional)
The most famous of the ancestors of Mr A.A. Macdonell, the new Professor of Sanscrit at Oxford, was the Loch-garry of the ’45. Like a good many of his associates his absolute loyalty to the
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Amington Hall for Sale. The Ghostly Drummer and his warning. It is announced that the Amington Hall estate, some two miles on the Warwickshire side of Tamworth, is to be sold by auction in lots
Continue ReadingLlanddeusant, Anglesey (traditional)
The queer manifestations at Clwch Dernog were once widely known on the island and attested by several well-known people of their day. And the story goes that the “rough but well-intentioned spirit” used to haunt
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It remains for us now to follow the fate of the murderers [of Thomas Becket]. On the night of the deed the four knights rode to Saltwood, leaving Robert de Broc in possession of the
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Hurstmonceux. The “Drummer’s Hall” at the Castle. The gossiping correspondent of a contemporary thus writes of a legend of Hurstmonceux: Apropos of the spiritualistic phenomena which are at present attracting so much attention in this
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Dunter is a North Country word for the porpoise, which in 1575 was sold in the Newcastle market as food. The porpoise often visits the Tyne and Tees and plays havoc among the salmon by
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