The Paranormal Database

Red Hand

Location: Loch Morlich (Highland) - Shores of the loch
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A giant warrior, Red Hand reportedly walks along the shoreline.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2003-04-26   Last updated: 2003-04-26   ID: #4186

Roman Legion

Location: Longdendale Valley (Derbyshire) - Bleaklow Mountain
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: First full moon of spring (reoccurring)
Further Comments: This long dead legion is said to march across the moor, carrying glowing torches; they set off from Melandra, old roman fortification near Glossop. Another report states that the area is haunted by a giant grey man, standing at least 10 meters tall.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2002-06-12   Last updated: 2002-06-12   ID: #1164

Giant's Home

Location: Lythe (North Yorkshire) - Mulgrave Castle
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Castle still stands
Further Comments: This castle was said to be the home of Wade, the giant. He is also held accountable for a road and two large 'graves', marked by standing stones.

Source: Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2002-10-17   Last updated: 2002-10-17   ID: #2681

Finn's Kitchen

Location: Machrie, Isle of Arran (Ayrshire) - Fingal's Cauldron Seat
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: Created by the giant Finn McCool as a place for his cauldron, this set of standing stones remain intact ready for the next passing ogre...

Source: Published Media
First added: 2003-06-01   Last updated: 2003-06-01   ID: #4320

Table & Chair

Location: Madron (Cornwall) - Lanyon Quoit
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: Legend states that this location was once home to a giant - the stones that remain were his table and sitting stone. Other reports say that Arthur used the site.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2002-07-16   Last updated: 2002-07-16   ID: #1762

Giant Grave

Location: Marazion (Cornwall) - Chapel Rock
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Rock still present
Further Comments: The giant wife of St Michael's Mount was accidentally killed when struck by a carelessly tossed hammer. The rock was lifted by her husband and her body placed beneath.

Source: Historical Record
First added: 2020-04-02   Last updated: 2020-04-02   ID: #13640

Loser

Location: Melcombe Horsey (Dorset) - Giant's Grave
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: This earth mound is said to contain the body of a giant who lost a stone throwing contest against another of his ilk. The two stones are close by and are said to rotate when a cockerel is heard to crow.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2008-08-05   Last updated: 2008-08-05   ID: #8700

Giant Grave

Location: Mendham (Suffolk) - Hulk's Grave
Type: Legend
Date / Time: 1927 or 1928 (ghost)
Further Comments: The boundary of three parishes was reputedly the site of a giant's grave. Executions were also carried out here, explaining why the place has a haunted reputation. The ghost was blamed for spooking a pony pulling a trap near the grave; the creature stopped and refused to move, the driver having to pull the pony past the grave before it would continue on its way.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2026-07-25   Last updated: 2026-07-25   ID: #16752

A giant and his slayer.

Giant's Grave

Location: Merbach Hill (Herefordshire) - Arthur's Stone
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: This large stone on Merbach Hill is said to be the final resting place of a giant slain by the king.

Source: Historical Record
First added: 2008-03-09   Last updated: 2008-03-09   ID: #8316

Buried Giant

Location: Milton Lilbourne (Wiltshire) - Giant's Grave barrow
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Barrow still present
Further Comments: Running around this barrow seven times will result in the sleeping giant awaking.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2009-06-28   Last updated: 2009-06-28   ID: #9539

Mahon Mac Mahon

Location: Monkstown (County Cork) - Giant's Stairs
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Rocks still present
Further Comments: Several giants lived in the cave, including Mahon Mac Mahon, who kidnapped children and forced them to work brass and iron. A blacksmith by the name of Robert Kelly managed to enter the cave and return one child to his parents - the child had been missing for seven years but had not aged a single day since disappearing.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2010-08-13   Last updated: 2010-08-13   ID: #9998

Hulac Warren

Location: Monsal Dale (Derbyshire) - The Warren Stone
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Stone still present
Further Comments: Monsal Dale was once known as Demon's Dale, and a race of sadistic giants lived there. A shepherdess killed herself rather than be kidnapped by the giant's leader Hulac; the gods were so outraged by his actions that the giant was instantly turned into the Warren Stone. Another story says witches would dance to strange music on the site at night.

Source: Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2007-05-07   Last updated: 2026-09-13   ID: #7446

Giant Quoit

Location: Mulfra (Cornwall) - Dolmen
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: The pile of rocks is said to be the discarded remains of stones used by giants during a game of quoits.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2008-10-19   Last updated: 2008-10-19   ID: #9055

MacCoul Giants

Location: Munlochy (Highland) - Area around the bay
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: These two large warriors once lived in the bay, though now in shadow form only.

Source: Historical Record
First added: 2003-04-06   Last updated: 2003-04-06   ID: #4082

Giant's Home

Location: Nancledra (Cornwall) - Cottage (no longer standing) by the brook
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown, but cottage ruins said to visible in early nineteenth century
Further Comments: This giant was said to eat the occasional child and pass time by throwing rocks at other giants who lived nearby.

Source: Historical Record
First added: 2020-04-02   Last updated: 2020-04-02   ID: #13639

Robert FitzHamon

Location: Newport (Gwent) - Newport Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The protective structure is haunted by the giant figure of FitzHamon, the castle's builder.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2005-03-01   Last updated: 2005-03-01   ID: #5903

Gorm

Location: Norton Malreward (Somerset) - Hillfort
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A giant by the name of Gorm built this camp as his home.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2004-03-14   Last updated: 2004-03-14   ID: #5085

Returning Giant

Location: Oare (Wiltshire) - Giant's Grave barrow
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Barrow still present
Further Comments: A local legend states that if you run around the barrow seven times, the giant buried within shall return.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2009-06-28   Last updated: 2009-06-28   ID: #9538

Staked Giant

Location: Offley Hay (Staffordshire) - Unidentified sycamore tree in the area
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This sycamore grew from a stake used on the body of a giant. It is unclear whether this implies that if removed, the giant shall return.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2008-08-25   Last updated: 2008-08-25   ID: #8807

Giant Shadow

Location: Outer London: Havering (Greater London) - Frank's Wood, now known as 'the brickfields', near Moor Lane, Cranham
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2002
Further Comments: A black shadowy figure, standing two and a half metres tall with no discernible features, gave chase to a group of friends as they left the wood.

Source: User Submission
First added: 2004-11-13   Last updated: 2004-11-13   ID: #5537

Altar

Location: Pawton (Cornwall) - Quoit
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: The Giant's Quoit has also been called the Devil's Quoit, leaving folklore concerning its creation a little fuzzy.

Source: Historical Record
First added: 2026-03-01   Last updated: 2026-03-01   ID: #16406

Giant's Grave

Location: Penmaen (West Glamorgan) - Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb (aka Parc Cwm long cairn)
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: Although nicknamed a giant's grave, other details of the story are sadly forgotten.

Source: Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2026-03-01   Last updated: 2026-03-01   ID: #16397

Giant's Grave

Location: Penrith (Cumbria) - St Andrew's Church
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: Large stones mark the place where a giant is buried - he is thought to be Sir Ewen (or Sir Ewain), a great boar hunter.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2007-10-14   Last updated: 2007-10-14   ID: #8052

Swelkie

Location: Pentland Firth (Orkney) - Swelkie Point
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Story date unknown - possibly Viking?
Further Comments: The whirlpool that forms here is thought to be created by the turning of a mill stone to grind salt, ensuring the sea remains salty. Some say the wheel is turned by a sea-witch, while others name the grinders Fenia and Menia, two local giants.

Source: Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2008-03-09   Last updated: 2008-03-09   ID: #8318

Wrath

Location: Portreath (Cornwall) - Sea cave in the area
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Wrath was a giant who lived in a cave with direct access to the sea. He would wait for a ship to wreck before taking the surviving sailors home to eat.

Source: Historical Record
First added: 2008-03-09   Last updated: 2008-03-09   ID: #8308