The Paranormal Database

Hidden Fairies

Location: Cockermouth - Castle How - hillfort
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Children digging in the area were said to have unearthed a small fairy house - it later vanished, along with their digging equipment, though two small figures were observed in the area for several days afterwards.

Dog Walker

Location: Cockermouth - Castlegate Drive
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Walking to catch a bus early one morning, two men spotted another man in period clothing walking a lurcher-type dog. Laughing and believing that he was coming back from a fancy dress party, the two men turned and continued to watch the man as he walked up a hill. However, he slowly disappeared, as if walking up a hill with a shallower gradient.

Woman in Blue

Location: Cockermouth - Isel Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: The phantom woman wearing a blue silk dress only appears to men in a particular bedroom. The entity sits on the end of the bed, waking the occupier.

Grey Lady

Location: Cockermouth - Lorton Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Between 5 - 7.30 in the morning
Further Comments: The rustling of a dress has been reported in the early hours of the morning, believed to belong to the lady dressed in grey, who has been seen in the building. She has been identified as Elizabeth, the disabled daughter of the Bragg family who resided here.

Treasure Guardian

Location: Cockermouth - Tallentire
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A decapitated female ghost was reported to stand guard over a hidden hoard of gold near the tower of this building.

Simon

Location: Coniston - Simon's Nick rock face
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Simon was shown a secret seam of copper by fairies - he mined it, but bad luck followed - he was blown up when a keg of gunpowder exploded. Simon's shade is said to hang around the rock face that now bears his name.

An old picture of a ghostly child standing by a bed.

Radiant Boy

Location: Corby - Corby Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 25 December (reoccurring), 1800s onwards
Further Comments: Appearing early in the morning, and/or Christmas night (although not every year) this ghostly child has golden hair and glows like an angel. Some believe that those who see him are blessed with wealth and power but also cursed with a violent death. Drumming is also said to be occasionally heard; it is speculated that the radiant boy creates the sounds.

Peg Sneddle

Location: Crackenthorpe - General area
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: September (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Peg Sneddle, or Elizabeth Sleddall as she was known in life, would manifest prior to a death in the Machell family (she was married to a Machell, but used her maiden name after his premature death). This ceased when her body was hidden under a large rock in the nearby river, though it would reappear every year in September. A phantom coach and four also haunts the same area.

Vampire

Location: Croglin - Croglin Low Hall
Type: Vampire
Date / Time: 1875
Further Comments: One of the few vampire reports in the UK, this creature attacked a young girl in this building. One of her brothers witnessed the attack and shot the monster in the leg. The blood trail enabled them to track it to the village graveyard, where it was dug up and burnt.

White Lady

Location: Crosby - Private residence
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2009
Further Comments: A white woman was said to appear looking out the window of a house, while wo men and a phantom crying girl were also reported.

Moved Stones

Location: Crosby Garrett - Church
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Church still present
Further Comments: The church was to be erected at the top of the valley, with heavy stones stacked ready for the construction. Just before the building work commenced, all the building material was moved to where the church now stands (the villagers did not dare move them back).

The Grave

Location: Crosby Ravensworth - Cairn on the fell
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: A cairn here has been named as a likely burial place of Robin Hood.

Treasure Sharer

Location: Crosby Ravensworth - Crosby Hall
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The entity that took up temporary residence at this building told the owner (or a farmer, depending on the story's source) where to find a hidden hoard of treasure and details of his death, before disappearing forever.

Grey Figure

Location: Crosby Ravensworth - Unnamed stone circle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early twentieth century?
Further Comments: A phantom grey figure has been seen to emerge from a nearby wooded area and vanish when reaching the stones.

Evil Spirits

Location: Cross Fell - General area
Type: legend
Date / Time: Still present?
Further Comments: It is debated whether Cross Fell is named after the angry (or cross) spirits that haunt it, or after a cross that legend says St Augustine erected to rid the area of the spirits.

A woodcut of several witches flying on their broomsticks.

Witch Haunt

Location: Cumrew - Dunwalloght Castle (no longer standing)
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Nineteenth century
Further Comments: The area where this castle once stood was so haunted that locals believed witches would periodically meet there.

We Three Kings

Location: Dacre - Dacre Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: These three kings occasionally return, re-enacting a scene that happened in the dark ages when they first met to discuss the Norse threat. Another phantom reported here is Lady Dacre - she was walled up alive with her dead lover after her husband discovered her illicit affair. Her phantom sobs and screams can now be heard.

Lantern Bearer

Location: Dacre - Hawkesdale Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 31 October (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Having hanged himself in the hall, this young lad holding a lantern appears on Halloween and walks towards the nearby river Caldew, vanishing into its cold waters.

Fred

Location: Dacre - Horse and Ferrier public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: A mischievous entity nicknamed Fred has taken up residence in this pub.

Giggling

Location: Dalston - Dalston Hall inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Room twelve is said to be haunted by giggling and whispering, while room four is home to a phantom maid who took her own life. In addition, barrels have been heard rolling in the basement (unaided by mortal hand) and a man in Victorian clothing spotted around the grounds.

An old postcard of Furness Abbey.

Monk

Location: Dalton in Furness - Furness Abbey
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2005
Further Comments: A ghostly figure in robes was seen walking towards the gatehouse before vanishing into a wall. It is said the monk sometimes appears on horseback, and the site is also haunted by a white woman.

Roaring Train

Location: Dalton in Furness - Old rail track between Goldmire Junction and Millwood Junction
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Some witnesses allege hearing the sudden sound of an engine and feeling the rush of wind one experiences when a train passes by.

Drowned Lad

Location: Dearham - Area around St Mungo's Church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: The story of the area being haunted by a lad who drowned in the nearby river may date back dozens of years. A soaking wet boy was seen by one witness standing by a bus stop near the Sun Inn - after initially walking past, the witness turned to offer help to the dishevelled child, but he had vanished.

Swinging Jacket

Location: Dearham - Old Mill Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 14 March 2009
Further Comments: A visitor to the inn watched his jacket swinging forcefully on a coat hook, unaided by wind or human hand. The landlord told the witness that other patrons had seen ghostly figures, and that he himself had experienced mild poltergeist phenomena.

Wild Men

Location: Dent - Area north of town
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Dressed in animal skins and on horseback, the dozens of phantom, wild-looking figures are reportedly Viking raiders.