The Paranormal Database

An old magic lantern slide of Leeds Castle in Maidstone, Kent.

Black Dog

Location: Maidstone (Kent) - Leeds Castle
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Prior to a death or grave misfortune
Further Comments: This shuck is only an ill omen for those who see him and live at the castle.

Hound

Location: Mainsriddle (Dumfries and Galloway) - Road between village and Prestonmill, area once known as Dairymaid's Hollow
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Pre-1890
Further Comments: A black dog which was said to haunt this area was once heard invisibly passing by three women, although one of them speculated the sound may have been a peacock. A woman in white was also seen by a doctor using the road.

Blazing Eyed Dog

Location: Malahide (County Dublin) - Feltrim Hill
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A large black hound with burning red eyes was said to lurk in this area. A phantom grey horse is also reported, as is an old woman laden down with a bundle of faggots, drifting towards the Holy Well.

Headless Hound

Location: Manchester (Greater Manchester) - Cathedral area, & bridge over the Irwell towards Salford
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: 1825
Further Comments: A tradesman spotted the spectral dog outside the cathedral and the creature jumped up at him. The phantom creature was finally exorcised under the bridge over the Irwell.

Yellow Dog

Location: Manchester (Greater Manchester) - Godley Green
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This large hound of ill fortune is yellow in colour - one story states it was once mistaken for a lion.

One of Three Shucks

Location: Manton (Lincolnshire) - Bridge between Manton & Scotter
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: One of three bridges in Lincolnshire that is said to be a haunt of the black shuck.

Headless Dog

Location: Manton (Wiltshire) - House (since demolished) along Preshute Lane
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Pre-First World War
Further Comments: This headless dog would have been silent if not for the chain dragging on the floor which dangled from its neck. The owner of the property was never afraid of the entity.

Happy Puppy

Location: Mappleton (Derbyshire) - Bank House
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This shuck is most likely the friendliest on record - it would run around the children's bedroom, hide under beds, and was also once found in the attic.

Not Boxer

Location: Mawbeg (County Cork) - Bridge over the River Bandon
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Late nineteenth century?
Further Comments: Mick Donovan spotted this phantom hound and mistook it for his own dog 'Boxer', calling out to the creature until he realised that the entity was a ghost.

White Dogs

Location: Meenogahane (County Kerry) - Area once known as Laghtnegunbane
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: An area around here was known as 'grave of the white dogs' and thought to be haunted by the creatures.

Donkey Faced Dog

Location: Melton (Suffolk) - General area
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Late eighteenth century?
Further Comments: The shuck that was once seen around Melton possessed a donkey's head and a smooth coat. The creature bit one man on the head as he tried to capture it, before vanishing.

Large Dog

Location: Middleton (Greater Manchester) - Stanicliffe Hall
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This dog was thought to contain the soul of a man named Blomeley, who shot several people on the site. Accompanying poltergeist like activities made it difficult for anyone to live in the house.

Black Dog

Location: Mildenhall (Wiltshire) - Earthworks around Folly Farm (a former Roman camp), and surrounding villages
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This dark hound is believed to be connected to the Roman fort.

Scared to Death

Location: Millbrook (Bedfordshire) - Exact area unknown
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: One report of a shuck in this village states that the female witness who encountered the demonic dog with eyes like red hot coals died of shock three days later.

Bulging Eyes

Location: Milton (Ayrshire) - Unnamed fields in the area
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A large black dog with bulging eyes, moving faster than a normal hound, was spotted by a local farmer. The farmer followed the dog as it crossed a field and reached the farmhouse of a neighbour. As the dog entered the farmhouse a firearm was heard to discharge - upon investigation the body of the neighbour was found shot dead.

Transparent Hound

Location: Minchinhampton (Gloucestershire) - Area of Woefuldane Bottom, aka Woeful Danes' Bottom, aka Woeful Dane Bottom
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Likely nineteenth century
Further Comments: The phantom hound which stalks the road here is said to be semi-transparent. Phantom horsemen are also said to ride through the area.

White Dog

Location: Mistley (Essex) - Mistley Hill
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: 1938
Further Comments: Folklore says the white dog's appearance is a prelude to a death in the Norman family.

Vanishing Dane

Location: Molland (Devon) - Road leading into the village
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: 31 October 1984
Further Comments: While heading towards the village, a driver was forced to break when a Great Dane ran into the road. As the car stopped, the hound walked up to the car and then vanished.

Large Dog

Location: Montford (Shropshire) - Road running by church
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Pre-twentieth century
Further Comments: The large hound which was reputed to haunt the area may have been mistaken for a ghostly donkey which quickly dissipated into mist when kicked by a passerby.

Black Dog

Location: Moortown (Lincolnshire) - Road leading to Moortown House
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This large hound was seen several times on the road, always vanishing at the same place. Other animals also felt the presence of the creature, with one pony refusing to travel down the road - the owner had to go the rest of the journey on foot. The same area was also haunted by a woman in a white apron.

Dark Hounds

Location: Mount Schiehallion (Perth and Kinross) - General area
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: These relatives of the shuck stalk the shady zones of the mountainside, while water horses patrol nearby lochs. Other pieces of folklore have Schiehallion the home of fairies and strange unearthly creatures.

Gwyllgi

Location: Mousiad (South Glamorgan) - Path between village and Lisworney Crossways
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This Welsh shuck, with foul breath and a coat as dark as midnight, is said to haunt this piece of road. A servant who encountered the creature had to be helped home as the shock left him unable to walk. Another witness described the dog as having a human-shape, although the body and limbs were that of a large spotted hound.

White Hound

Location: N9 (Greater London) - Edmonton church
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The white phantom dog which lurked in this area was harmless unless provoked.

Death Harbinger

Location: Nantgarw (South Glamorgan) - General area
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This black dog of ill fortune can be fended off with a crucifix, though it is unsure whether this will stop the witness of dying shortly after viewing the hound.

Incorporeal Dog

Location: Neatishead (Norfolk) - Unnamed road in the area
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Pre-1872
Further Comments: While walking home, a man named Finch spotted what he thought was a fellow villager's dog in the road. The dog snarled at Finch, so he tried to kick it away. His foot passed straight through the creature.