| Eamont Bridge |
Two prehistoric henge monuments have become known as Arthur's round table, a common theme in folklore were ancient structures become romanticised into legendary sites
A cave near Eamont Bridge called giants cave is associated with two legendary giants called Tarquin and Isir. Tarquin was slain by Sir Lancelot, and Isir is said to have lived in the cave existing on a diet of human flesh.
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| Gibbet Hill Beacon Edge |
| A skeletal apparition of a man still trapped in the gibbet, which displayed his corpse, was said to haunt Gibbet Hill, Beacon Edge, Penrith. The ghost is said to be that of a man called Nicholson who bludgeoned to death his godfather Thomas Parker whilst he was returning home from the Cross Keys Inn at Carleton. Nicholson was hung for his crime and his body displayed on Gibbet Hill as a warning to others. |
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