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River Ouse near Ely.

Spectral Brethren of Monks Crewing a Barge

Location: Ely (Cambridgeshire) - River Ouse towards Ely
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Misty evenings
Further Comments: Chanting hymns, these ghosts are said to escort an open coffin containing a body of a woman as they head towards Ely. The body is that of Saint Withburga, taken from her grave at East Dereham by monks acting on the orders of the Abbot of Ely.

Woman with Child

Location: York (Yorkshire) - A64 Malton Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Misty evenings
Further Comments: This tragic figure, possibly murdered by her highwayman boyfriend, now appears on misty or foggy evenings.


Ghostly figures standing by a river.

Drowned

Location: Kilkenny (County Kilkenny) - John's Bridge
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Misty mornings
Further Comments: The bridge collapsed in 1763, the accident sending a crowd of people into the river below and many to their deaths. When there is a slight mist over the river, some believe those who drowned can be seen.

Silent Stagecoach

Location: Chalfont St Peter (Buckinghamshire) - Amersham Road and Greyhound Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Misty nights
Further Comments: An old fashioned stagecoach pulled by a team of ghostly horses passes along this road and vanishes as it pulls up at the Greyhound Inn.

Church Stones

Location: Binsey Fell (Cumbria) - General area
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: misty nights
Further Comments: The Fell came into being when a giant accidentally dropped an apron full of rocks being used to build a church (to redeem himself from his life of sin and violence). A large ghostly figure wearing an apron is said to appear when the mist grows thick.

Loping Phantom Dog

Location: Hockley (Essex) - Road between Hockley and parish church
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Misty nights
Further Comments: Appearing on misty nights, those who see the dog are said to die before the end of the year. One witness walking home on a dark night fainted after a large black dog appeared by her side, disappearing into thin air several minutes later. It is not known if she suffered the fate that legend dictates.

David Davies

Location: Dartmoor (Devon) - Prison
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather dependent: Misty nights (Davies)
Further Comments: Davies tended to the prison sheep between 1869 and 1929. He died soon after being released, but his ghost returned, walking the prison grounds on misty nights. The prison is also haunted by French PoWs from the Napoleonic wars, while some inmates believe jackdaws which fly around the area contain the souls of dead staff.

Heard's Lantern

Location: Alderfen Broad (Norfolk) - Marshland between Alderfen and Neatishead, known as Heard's Holde
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Misty nights. Event occurred pre-1890s
Further Comments: The ghost of Heard, a man who accidentally drowned after committing heinous crimes, would wave his lantern on misty evenings, trying to lure the unwary into the marshes. The phantom was finally trapped in a bottle by three men reading scripture and a boy with two pigeons which distracted the spirit.

Highlander with Hounds

Location: Corrieyairack Pass (Highland) - Bridge over a stream
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Misty weather
Further Comments: This shade is said to guide people to the bridge when the weather becomes treacherous.

Scottie of Tidworth

Location: North Tidworth (Wiltshire) - Road opposite to the military barracks
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Misty, rainy conditions
Further Comments: This figure, thought to be either a Scotsman in a kilt or a Roman legionnaire, stands over six foot tall and only appears in low visibility.

Witch in Poke Bonnet

Location: Canewdon (Essex) - Between church and river
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Moonless nights
Further Comments: A faceless witch wearing a poke bonnet is reported to appear on moonless nights and travels through the west gate heading towards the river. Once there, the entity walks across the water. A stone is said to fall from the church tower every time a local witch dies.

Fighting Soldiers

Location: Ashdon (Essex) - Fields in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Moonlit nights
Further Comments: Perhaps connected to nearby Linton's Royalist stronghold, the fields in this area were said to be haunted by fighting phantom soldiers from the Civil War.


The River Lee passing through Cork.

Amelia

Location: Cork (County Cork) - River Lee
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather dependent: nights of the full moon (reoccurring), late 19 century?
Further Comments: Amelia was murdered by her mistress on the banks of the Lee after being caught breaking into a cupboard full of expensive clothing. For several years after her death, Amelia was seen along the River Lee in Cork on nights of the full moon, wearing black clothing and looking frightened.

Isobel

Location: Fraserburgh (Aberdeenshire) - Kinnaird Head Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Prior to a storm
Further Comments: Isobel killed herself after she discovered her father had drowned her secret lover in a cave along the coastline, having chained him to a rock while a storm raised the water level over its norm. A sighting of her shade now denotes incoming bad weather.


The Hell's Mouth, Gwithian.

Suicidal Screams

Location: Gwithian (Cornwall) - Hell's Mouth
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Prior to a storm
Further Comments: A man once killed himself by leaping off the cliffs at Gwithian after he found his home burnt to the ground and his sister missing. As stormy weather approaches, the man's screams can once more be heard as they bounce off the steep cliff sides at the area known as Hell's Mouth.

Jack Harry's Lights

Location: St Ives (Cornwall) - Off coast
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Prior to a storm
Further Comments: Reputedly named after the first person to mistake the lights for a real ship, the lights appear and attempt to lure other vessels out to sea to be caught up in an impending storm.


The ringing bell foreshadows a storm.

Ringing Bell

Location: Pembroke (Dyfed) - Ramsey Sound
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Prior to a storm
Further Comments: A church bell stolen by Oliver Cromwell's men was being transported by boat. Due to their mistreatment of the bell, the boat was sunk; now the bell can be heard to ring before a storm blows up.


Old postcard of Bouley Bay in Jersey.

Le Tchan de Bouole

Location: Trinity (Jersey) - Bouley Bay
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Prior to a storm (last seen 2008)
Further Comments: This dog, sometimes dragging a large chain, is said to appear before the area is hit by bad weather. Writer Linda Corby claimed that three of her friends had seen this large black hound a few hours before the Great Storm of 1987 (although there may be a more mundane explanation), while in 2008 a car full of people were chased by a black shadow accompanied by the sound of dragging chains.

Liannanshee

Location: Maughold (Isle of Man) - Struanny-Nice
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Prior to bad conditions
Further Comments: A phantom woman, said to be fairy in nature, would be seen washing clothing in this river, while holding a candle in one hand.

Chanting Monks

Location: Ware (Hertfordshire) - Amwellbury House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Prior to snow
Further Comments: These phantom monks were said to materialise and chant on the property, the evening before snow would lie.

Moving Shadows

Location: Elgin (Moray) - York Tower
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather dependent: said to become more active on stormy nights
Further Comments: Seen darting around the tower after dark, no one really wants to investigate these dark shapes any further. Screeching and laughter have also been reported.

Naked Lady Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh

Location: Edinburgh (Lothian) - Woodhouse Lee (or Woodhouslee) ruins and meadow, on the outskirts of the city
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Snowy nights
Further Comments: After her husband's castle was taken by force, Lady Hamilton was banished into the cold winter night without clothing - needless to say, she froze to death soon after. Her naked shade has been reported in the area, though it never leaves any prints in the fresh snow. Some say she holds the body of her dead child.

Crying Child

Location: Baldock (Hertfordshire) - Hinxworth Place
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Stormy autumn nights
Further Comments: Thought to relate to a particularly ironic incident when a maid accidentally killed a child who had dressed up as a ghost to scare her, the infant's screams can now be heard echoing down through the ages.

Wallace

Location: Ardrossan (Ayrshire) - Castle Hill
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Stormy nights
Further Comments: An old haunt during his life, it is only fitting it should become one for Sir William Wallace after death.

Laird on Horseback

Location: Maxton (Borders) - Littledean Tower
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Stormy nights
Further Comments: Killed by a local witch, this former owner of the tower can be seen riding his mare, lost on the barren land. Another ghost story from the area says a woman returned from the grave to ensure that her hidden treasure was given fairly to the landowner and a kind serving girl.

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