Secret Fairies

Location: Andreas - Shan Cashtal barrow
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The fairies here once travelled to and from the barrow using underground passageways leading to a nearby churchyard (at Maughold).

Sprites & Pixies

Location: Ballona - Ballona Bridge
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: 20 June (reoccurring)
Further Comments: On this day the fairy population comes out in force. If they are not acknowledged by any one crossing the bridge, the fairy folk have no hesitation in making their presence felt.

Smoky Woman

Location: Castletown - 77 Malew Street
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Autumn 1957
Further Comments: Alasdair Alpin MacGregor wrote that a smoky female apparition appeared to the owner of this cottage. The entity was blue/grey in colour and watched the owner before disappearing through a wall.

Woman in Black

Location: Castletown - Castle Rushen, Eagle Tower
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960's
Further Comments: Watched by four boys, this phantom female figure wore a head dress and had dark hands. Local legend says that the woman was once executed for murdering her child. Another ghost that haunts the castle, this time in the basement, has been seen sleeping with a huge sword by his side.

Angry Voices

Location: Castletown - Hill Fort
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The area is said to be haunted by the sound of angry voices, a large shuck-like dog, and a cleric.

Darting Lights

Location: Cowes - Yorkies Cafe
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: One lady staying here spotted fifteen small lights which danced around outside after dark. The same witness also reported being awoken by something tucking her feet and legs into bed at night and also her handbag levitating thirty centimetres into the air before dropping back to the floor.

Soldiers

Location: Cregneish - Meayll Stone Circle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A phantom army comprising of soldiers and their horses are said to haunt the area round these ancient burial chambers.

Buggane

Location: Crosby - St Trinian's Church
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This monster was stirred by the ringing of the bells of this church - it tore off the roof in order to silence the peals.

Gef the Talking Mongoose

Location: Dalby - Doarlish Cashen farm
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 1931 - 1935
Further Comments: Part poltergeist, part cryptozoological wonder, Gef attached itself to the nine year old Mary who lived in the farmhouse. Over a four year period, the creature (if that was it was) created raps, manifested voices which communicated with the family, and took the form of a small ferret like creature, with fingers instead of claws.

Falling Soldier

Location: Douglas - Falcan Cliff Hotel (no longer operational and converted into offices)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A German soldier who jumped off the tower was once occasionally seen repeating his fall. It was also said that animals disliked entering the tower.

Ballafletcher Drinking Glass

Location: Douglas - Seafield House (now known as Arragon House?)
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Present in the house circa nineteenth century
Further Comments: This antique crystal goblet containing a protective spirit, was said to bring great luck to any family that owed it; if broken, misfortune would follow. It was said that the owner of the cup, a Colonel Wilks, would only use it twice a year (Christmas and Easter) to give thanks to the goblet and spirit.

Wanderer

Location: Douglas - Summerland (demolished 2005)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s - 2005
Further Comments: A terrible fire which killed 51 people occurred at the complex on 2 August 1973. Summerland was rebuilt, but staff and visitors to the site reported the sounds of screaming, hearing footsteps along empty passages, and occasionally seeing ghostly people wandering around the area.

Horse and Carriage

Location: Freshwater - Farrington House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1946
Further Comments: A man out cycling at night reported hearing a horse galloping along - he heard it pass him by, but nothing could be seen. It is reported that a ghostly horse pulling a carriage heads towards the house, but never departs.

Wife Seeker

Location: Glen Roy - Nikkesen's Pool
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The home of a beautiful male water spirit, the creature sometimes emerges from the pool looking for a young maiden to kidnap and take as his bride.

Army of Small People

Location: Greeba - Greeba Castle, road outside of, & St Trinian's Church
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The fairies here are said to ensure that no one ever builds a roof on the nearby St Trinian's Church. A witness watched a long line of little people dancing down the road, coming from the direction of the church.

Fairies in Retreat

Location: Kirk Bride - Lough Goayr
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Locals say that when the fairies were last seen here, they shouted out 'Hey for Ireland!'.

Moddey Dhoo

Location: Peel - Peel Castle
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: 1660
Further Comments: The local shuck, the Moddey Dhoo, haunted the local guardroom - appearing at night to sleep by their fire. One guard grew tired of hiding away from it and went to face the creature alone; he returned soon after, silent and dying, but the creature was never seen again.

Lonely Man

Location: Port Erin - Tower overlooking bay
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A man who either killed himself or was murdered walks up the hill towards the tower before vanishing.

Little People

Location: South Barrule - South Barrule hill
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The south facing side of the hill are said to be where the vast majority of the island's fairies and pixies live. It is also said that a giant sleeps under the hill, cursed by Merlin.

Headless Raiders

Location: Spanish Head - The Chasms
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Twenty four soldiers sent to kill the king met their demise at this location. Their headless ghosts were said to have encountered a farmer looking for a lost sheep. The farmer passed out as the spirit's daggers touched his neck, and when he awoke he found a red mark there that never faded.

Witch Wind

Location: St Johns - Slieu Whallian (hill)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The truth may be unknown, but it has been said that witches were tortured here by being placed in large barrels filled with spikes and rolled downhill. Their cries now haunt the area.

Pirates

Location: St Michael's Island - Church, and nearby ruins
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: It is said if you knock on the church, one can hear the screams and cries of a group of pirates. These men were killed on the nearby rocks as they tried to escape with the church gold. The nearby ruins are haunted by the drowned people buried around the site. They have been seen sitting on the rubble and walking inland from the sea.

Four Legged Beast

Location: Western coast - Sea
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: 1910
Further Comments: The Captain of the HMS Caesar reported seeing a reptilian creature leaping out the sea, which he compared to a 'skinned chow dog'(!), though much larger in size.