Examining folkloric, paranormal & cryptozoological locations in the UK and beyond
Location: Llandudno (Clwyd) - Asda Store
Type: Other
Date / Time: 1990s
Further Comments: Till number thirteen was christened the 'Baby Seat' after several staff became pregnant after sitting and working there.
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Needs Review
First added: 2005-09-08
Last updated: 2005-09-08
ID: #6538
Location: Llandudno (Clwyd) - Blacksmiths in Craig-y-Don
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Possibly early nineteenth century?
Further Comments: Fairies told a drunken blacksmith if he ceased his drinking, he would benefit. The smith sobered up, and a few months later, was visited by a strange man who needed new shoes for his horse. After being tied to the smith's building, the horse bolted, pulling down masonry as it fled. The horse's owner also vanished. While repairing the damage, the blacksmith discovered three brass kettles filled with money.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2025-10-18
Last updated: 2025-10-18
ID: #16124
Location: Llandudno (Clwyd) - Gloddaeth Woods
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A poacher was once trapped in the branches of a tree all night, after a strange naked man with burning eyes materialised and stood at the base of the trunk, preventing the poacher's escape. As the sun rose the following morning, the entity vanished.
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Needs Review
First added: 2005-01-23
Last updated: 2005-01-23
ID: #5825
Location: Llandudno (Clwyd) - Llandudno Museum
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2012?
Further Comments: The ghosts of two German soldiers are said to haunt a room which once acted as a First World War military office. The smell of tobacco has also been reported as coming from the same room.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2015-01-04
Last updated: 2015-01-04
ID: #11689
An old postcard of Llandudno Bay.
Location: Llandudno (Clwyd) - Sea
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: 03 September 1882
Further Comments: From the safety of the town pier, a small group of people watched a sixty meter long sea monster travelling at 50 kph as it moved towards the Great Orme.
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Published Media
First added: 2002-06-19
Last updated: 2002-06-19
ID: #1318
Location: Llandulas (Clwyd) - Pen y Cefn Mount
Type: Legend - Old Nick
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Old Nick once set up home in a cave here but was driven away by clergy after his presence grew too much for the locals to tolerate.
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Published Media
First added: 2004-08-22
Last updated: 2004-08-22
ID: #5356
Location: Llandyrnog (Clwyd) - The Carreg Ateb stone (currently buried)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: When it stood on the road between the village and Moel-y-Parc, the area around the stone was said to be haunted by a man murdered by his brother. However, a farmer has now buried the boulder and it is unknown whether the ghost will be affected.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2003-01-22
Last updated: 2003-01-22
ID: #3676
Location: Llanefydd (Clwyd) - Berain House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Catrin Tudur developed a habit of marrying wealthy men, only to kill them off and keep the money for herself. As punishment for her crime, her ghost now spends the rest of eternity in the company of her spouses.
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Published Media
First added: 2004-05-31
Last updated: 2004-05-31
ID: #5159
Location: Llanelian-yn-Rhos (Clwyd) - St Ellian's Well (no longer present)
Type: Curse
Date / Time: Late Nineteenth century
Further Comments: Destroyed by the local clergy, the well which once stood here was used to curse one's enemies. The hex could be reversed if the pebble dropped into waters by the giver of the curse could be found and removed from the well.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2005-01-08
Last updated: 2005-01-08
ID: #5769
Location: Llanfwrog (near Ruthin) (Clwyd) - Cafe attached to village church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: October 1950
Further Comments: A research group visited this location to investigate a reported poltergeist, although the party encountered an old man dressed in grey who spoke in Welsh. The entity claimed to be a former landlord named Owen Roberts and, and a little chat, the ghost agreed to leave the building. It was later discovered that a local man named Owen Roberts had died in 1800.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2023-11-18
Last updated: 2023-11-18
ID: #15177
Location: Llangollen (Clwyd) - Britannia Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Phantom monks are said to haunt this inn, which may have been partially constructed using materials from Valle Crucis Abbey. One woman is said to have awoken surrounded by monks which slowly faded from view.
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Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2016-06-25
Last updated: 2016-06-25
ID: #12191
Location: Llangollen (Clwyd) - Cambrian House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Just one of the ghosts said to haunt the house, this phantom maid is said to have died in a tragic accident. Other ghostly occupants include a man in a grey suit, disembodied singing, and the sound of horses in the stable.
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Published Media, User Submission
First added: 2016-06-25
Last updated: 2016-06-25
ID: #12192
Location: Llangollen (Clwyd) - Castell Dinas Bran
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: An innocent shepherd here was caught up in a fairy dance - he could not stop 'strutting his funky stuff' until the following day, when his master found him in a field. The location is also a contender for the resting place of the Holy Grail.
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Published Media
First added: 2002-07-07
Last updated: 2002-07-07
ID: #1655
Location: Llangollen (Clwyd) - Hand Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: A former worker at the hotel reported seeing a man wearing a leather apron in the cellar. The figure was tapping on a barrel, and the witness thought him to be a real person, until told that he was the only person down there. The building is also reported to be haunted by a woman in grey and another figure that stands by the organ.
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Published Media
First added: 2008-08-05
Last updated: 2008-08-05
ID: #8687
An old postcard of Plas Newydd, Llangollen.
Location: Llangollen (Clwyd) - Plas Newydd
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Well known for their love of traditional Welsh dress and entertaining the Gothic poets, Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby are reported to drift around their shared former home.
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Published Media
First added: 2005-02-04
Last updated: 2005-02-04
ID: #5836
Location: Llangollen (Clwyd) - Pontcysyllte
Type: Other
Date / Time: 22(?) April 1905
Further Comments: Mary Jones, the revivalist often accompanied by strange light phenomena, stayed at Pontcysyllte; a group of around fifty followers maintained vigil until the early hours of the morning, looking for spiritual illumination. A flickering light, which soon disappeared, was spotted across the valley. When another (or possibly the same) light appeared, three people tracked it to an oil lamp within a property.
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Published Media
First added: 2026-04-05
Last updated: 2026-10-25
ID: #16505
An old postcard showing Llangollen, Wales.
Location: Llangollen (Clwyd) - Skies over area
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: 2 September 1905
Further Comments: Witnesses reported a large flying creature over the town; it resembled a pig of tremendous size, with stumpy webbed feet.
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Published Media
First added: 2002-07-18
Last updated: 2002-07-18
ID: #1830
Location: Llangollen (Clwyd) - Sun Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 1968
Further Comments: Shortly after taking over the inn, Barbara Price christened the entity which could be heard walking around upstairs 'Morannydd'. The poltergeist would also slide heavy items off surfaces and once moved a box from the kitchen to the bar.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2025-01-25
Last updated: 2025-01-25
ID: #15795
Location: Llangollen (Clwyd) - Tyn Dwr Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A handful of ghosts are said to haunt this building and surrounding area, including a gamekeeper, a woman in a rustling dress, a green mist, and the sounds of children laughing.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2016-06-25
Last updated: 2016-06-25
ID: #12190
An old postcard of Valle Crucis Abbey.
Location: Llangollen (Clwyd) - Valle Crucis Abbey
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Owain reports unknown, golden figures in the 1930s
Further Comments: Owain Glyndwr, the last native Welsh person to hold the title Prince of Wales, is said to be one of the phantoms reported at the abbey. Another story is that during the 1930s, one person spotted the front of the ruins bathed in a circle of light, with figures wearing golden clothing and helmets. The witness was with their aunt, who could not see anything. Finally, religious chanting has been heard in the area, though no source of the song can be found.
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Published Media
First added: 2009-01-04
Last updated: 2009-01-04
ID: #9103
Location: Llangwm (Clwyd) - Glyn Diffwys chasm
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Dozens of souls haunt this valley, murdered by bandits who once found the area to offer easy pickings.
Source:
Needs Review
First added: 2005-01-23
Last updated: 2005-01-23
ID: #5824
Location: Llanrhos (Clwyd) - Road close to St Hilary's church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1959
Further Comments: Police officer Gareth Jones spotted a figure in a duffle coat walking along this lane in the rain. He drove alongside the figure and wound down his window to offer them a lift, but they had vanished. Jones later found out that others had seen ghostly figures in the same area.
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Published Media
First added: 2016-03-13
Last updated: 2016-03-13
ID: #12062
Location: Llanrhos (Clwyd) - The Devil's Tree (old oak tree)
Type: Legend - Old Nick
Date / Time: Eighteenth century?
Further Comments: Contained within the branches of this old, withered oak tree, Old Nick sometimes hides. The troublesome Devil would leap onto the backs of men as they passed, draining their energy and not letting go until they reached home or somewhere safe.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2005-03-10
Last updated: 2005-03-10
ID: #5927
Location: Llansannan (Clwyd) - Gwylfa Hiraethog
Type: Other
Date / Time: 1960s
Further Comments: It is unclear whether this site has any 'haunting' stories attached to it, other than the claim it was used for ghost hunts during the 1960s.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2023-03-11
Last updated: 2023-03-11
ID: #14814
Location: Llansannan (Clwyd) - Robin Hood's Grave (tumulus)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: Some have named this site as the final resting place of Robin Hood. It is reputedly haunted, and some still avoid passing the tumulus at night.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2007-04-07
Last updated: 2007-04-07
ID: #7223