| Brigham |
Brigham Church is reputed to be haunted by a hangman named Joseph Wilson, who was interred in the churchyard in the year 1757. He committed suicide by throwing himself from the Cocker Bridge in Cocker Mouth.
It has been said that his skull was unearthed from the churchyard by a sexton around 1860 and was presented to the Wilson family and kept as a grisly heirloom. The skull has been lost in the intervening years.
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| Map ref:NX 08 30 |
| Directions: On a minor road off the A66. |
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| Blencathra Mountain, Threlkeld (The Saddleback) |
This mountain is one of the locations associated with an army of sleeping knights, this time King Arthur and his men, waiting for the call to arms when he is most needed. In old Cumbrian, Blencathra means 'Devils Peak' |
| Map ref: NY 324 277 |
| Directions: A footpath leads to the hill from Blencathra Centre. |
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| Corby Castle |
Corby Castle lies on the banks of the river Eden, not far from Carlisle. The castle was the seat of the Howard family and is haunted by a spirit known as the radiant boy who has been sighted infrequently. The apparition haunts a room in the oldest part of the castle, which is reached by a passage running through a wall.
An often-quoted sighting was made by the rector of Greystoke, although there is no date to follow up the story.
Sometime after 1.00am in the morning whilst staying overnight at the castle, the rector awoke to see a glimmer in the centre of the room. The glimmer gradually increased in strength to a bright light and then formed into a boy with golden locks of hair. After watching the rector for a short while the spectre glided to the chimney and vanished.
Traditionally the radiant boy was associated with the Howard family, if seen by a family member that person would rise to a position of great power but meet a terrible end.
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