The Paranormal Database

Haunted Margaret

Location: Panteg - Church (plus a footbridge and other locations in the area)
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Marget yr Yspryd gained her nickname 'Haunted Margaret' after being jilted at the alter - she fell to her knees in the church and prayed that the man who betrayed her would never find rest. The man died shortly after, and his ghost took to following Margaret. One of Margaret's friends suggested talking to the ghost and forgiving him. Soon after, Margaret met the ghost at a footbridge - she absolved him, and the ghost disappeared forever.

A ghostly lady in white.

White Woman

Location: Penallt - Between the Argoed (private residence) and nearby pond
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Dressed all in white, this woman committed suicide in the pond where her ghost now vanishes.

Lass in Apron

Location: Penhow - Penhow Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A phantom young girl dressed for a kitchen has been reported in the great hall.

Cwn Annwn

Location: Penrhos - General area
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This Welsh demonic hound has been reported in the area.

Miner

Location: Pontypool - Baldwin's Clog & Legging Mine
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 1904
Further Comments: Miners refused to work alone after a ghostly figure with a naked light in its forehead was observed tapping the roof and sides of a tunnel. One newspaper claimed the figure could only be seen from one direction.

Laurel

Location: Pontypool - Hanbury Arms public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 21 September 2014, 25 August 2021, 09 February 2022
Further Comments: In 2014, the Spectral Quest company reported recording the sounds of laughter and the word 'Laurel' using EVP equipment. A tall man was also caught on thermal camera and an investigator reported feeling a hand touch their leg. In 2021 the disembodied voice of a man singing within the bar area could be heard along with a girl crying in the portrait room and footsteps on the landing. A year later, a male figure was observed walking the downstairs corridor. A local legend declared the site haunted by a former executioner.

Victorian Woman

Location: Pontypool - Location withheld
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1983
Further Comments: While staying the night in a family home with a friend, one witness watched the bedroom door open and a Victorian woman stand in the doorway. After a while, the woman vanished; the witness climbed out of bed and looked around but could not find anyone. Later that night, the witness awoke to see the woman again, this time standing over them. The woman said 'you will be okay' before disappearing. The witness's story was told to the family the following morning, who produced an old photograph of their mother - the image of the ghostly visitor.

Tall Man

Location: Pontypool - Pontypool Park
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2022
Further Comments: A couple walking their dog at night spotted the clear figure of a tall man hovering near a wooded area. The figure disappeared behind a felled tree.

Dancing fairies

Location: Pontypool - Trevethin (was known as Trefethin), exact area not known
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A schoolgirl would dance with fairies under a crab apple tree, initially believing them to be other children, but eventually accepting them as fairy folk. After the novelty wore off, she gave up dancing with the fairies, but this displeased them; they dislocated her leg.

Man with Long Tongue

Location: Pontypool - Trevethin (was known as Trefethin), woods in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Walking with her dog through a wooded area, Anne Jenkins encountered a horrible looking dark man by a holly tree. Anne's dog approached the figure but ran back to her side when after a long black tongue emerged from the man. She quickly walked away and avoided the area on her return journey, although spotted him in the distance, looking 'big in the middle and thin at the ends'. The creature vanished, but not before letting out a whistle so loud it echoed around the area.

Footsteps

Location: Pontypool - Unidentified house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1905
Further Comments: Padded footsteps and the sound of someone dragging a heavy box could be detected late at night.

An old postcard of Raglan Castle in Wales.

Bard

Location: Raglan - Raglan Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2001?
Further Comments: A phantom musician reportedly haunts this building, particularly the area where a library once stood. The ghost is thought to be William Herbert, the first Earl of Pembroke.

Woman in a Carriage

Location: Redbrook - Edge of the river
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early twentieth century?
Further Comments: While walking by the river, Mr Morgan heard horses approaching from behind but could not see anything. As the sound reached him, Morgan leapt to one side and watched as a team of horses pulling a coach appear from nowhere. The coach contained a woman who looked out of the window at the witness. Instead of following the road, the coach entered nearby woodland and vanished.

Woman with Child

Location: Redbrook - Swan Pool
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Heralded by the sounds of a baby crying, a phantom woman holding a baby is said to slowly emerge from this pond. Soon after, a large black dog, which may or may not be headless, circles the pool before heading to a nearby ruined kiln.

Tom the Lord

Location: Redwick - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Tom, the Squire of Redwick, was found dead in a ditch after a drunken night out on the town. His ghost started to appear soon after, stealing cider from local brewers and staggering around the village. A team of twelve ministers finally banished the entity.

The yellow phantom woman.

Yellow Woman

Location: Rhymney - Salvation Army Barracks
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1905
Further Comments: A tall ghostly woman dressed in yellow and with a malignant face was observed by an officer in the hall. Six others stayed up on night to see if they could encounter the entity, which they did.

Coal Discovery

Location: Rhymney - Valley area
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The coal deposits in the valley are said to have been discovered by fairies after they killed a giant which was attacking their homes. The giant was assassinated as he slept, and the fairies set fire to his body; they realised that the ground continued to burn after their enemy's body had turned to ash.

Burning dog.

Combusting Dog

Location: Risca - Exact location not known
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A shuck which lurked here transformed itself into a raging fire, the size of a field, to scare a local man into respecting the Sabbath.

White Woman

Location: Risca - Miner's graves near campsite in nearby forest
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s?
Further Comments: This area is home to a phantom woman in white and a strange shadowy figure, speculated by some to be a former miner.

Roman Soldier

Location: Risca - St Mary's Church Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1996
Further Comments: A local theatre troupe that used the hall for rehearsals and productions reported a phantom Roman soldier and hearing a voice that would call their names.

Music in the Air

Location: Risca - Twm Barlwm hill fort
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The music is said to be a trap for children - any who investigate the sounds disappears within the hill.

Music in the Air

Location: Risca - Twm Barlwm mountain
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Fairies are said to produce the sweet music which occasionally drifts down from the mountain at night.

Coach Crash

Location: Rockfield - Ancre Hill
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A phantom coach and horses is seen to crash before vanishing into a wall somewhere in this area.

Hearse

Location: Rockfield - General area
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Prior to the death of a villager
Further Comments: A ghostly hearse manifests in the area whenever a local is doomed to die.

Funeral Procession

Location: Rockfield - General area
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Prior to a death in the area
Further Comments: An old story states that any death in the area would be heralded by a ghostly funeral procession and ghostly horse drawn hearse.