Black Shuck and his Kin from across the Isles
White Dog
Location: Macclesfield (Cheshire) - South of railway station
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: November 2011, around 21:45
Further Comments: Departing the station, this train driver reported seeing a white misty dog move quickly across the track from left to right. One side of the railway stands a six metre high wall, while on the other a 3.5 metre high mesh fence - nowhere where the dog could have come from or disappeared to.
First added: 2011-10-23 | Last updated: 2011-10-23 | ID #10616
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.
First added: 2012-02-25 | Last updated: 2012-02-25 | ID #10733
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.
First added: 2007-12-02 | Last updated: 2007-12-02 | ID #8084
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.
First added: 2002-07-04 | Last updated: 2024-01-13 | ID #1594
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.
First added: 2003-08-09 | Last updated: 2003-08-09 | ID #4462
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.
First added: 2002-06-20 | Last updated: 2002-06-20 | ID #1345
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.
First added: 2009-05-31 | Last updated: 2009-05-31 | ID #9364
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.
First added: 2004-11-14 | Last updated: 2004-11-14 | ID #5583
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.
First added: 2010-09-21 | Last updated: 2010-09-21 | ID #10063
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.
First added: 2022-08-01 | Last updated: 2022-08-01 | ID #14588
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.
First added: 2007-08-19 | Last updated: 2007-08-19 | ID #7760
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.
First added: 2002-11-07 | Last updated: 2002-11-07 | ID #3038
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.
First added: 2009-05-31 | Last updated: 2009-05-31 | ID #9370
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.
First added: 2007-08-26 | Last updated: 2007-08-26 | ID #7818
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.
First added: 2019-04-15 | Last updated: 2019-04-15 | ID #13134
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.
First added: 2012-07-29 | Last updated: 2012-07-29 | ID #11046
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.
First added: 2001-09-09 | Last updated: 2023-04-08 | ID #904
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.
First added: 2011-03-25 | Last updated: 2011-03-25 | ID #10202
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.
First added: 2020-06-02 | Last updated: 2020-06-02 | ID #13824
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.
First added: 2003-04-13 | Last updated: 2003-04-13 | ID #4109
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.
First added: 2003-04-26 | Last updated: 2025-06-07 | ID #4188
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.
First added: 2002-10-19 | Last updated: 2020-10-22 | ID #2740
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.
First added: 2009-09-13 | Last updated: 2009-09-13 | ID #9698
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 from dying shortly after viewing the hound.
First added: 2005-03-01 | Last updated: 2005-03-01 | ID #5901
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.
First added: 2013-01-04 | Last updated: 2013-01-04 | ID #11227
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