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the boggart of weeton

the boggart of weeton

 Hello

im a new member
and i love  myth mysteries legends etc.

I am an artist and i live in the countryside

i live close very close to the boggart of weetons original lair.
I want to write and illustrate a book about this.

 

Bill o jacks murders

Bill o jacks murders

This site is still visible, all reports on the net say that this place has been demolished. Yes most of the buildings have been but the actual site still has the stone outlines and foundations off all the buildings and gate posts, horse trofs and still original stones scattered around place, a really eerie site easily made out from the pictures on the net. 

Staffield Hall, Kirkoswald

Staffield Hall, Kirkoswald

I received the following e-mail recently concerning an experience at Staffield Hall.  Does anyone know anything about a reported haunting there?

Brampton, Cumbria

Brampton, Cumbria

According to a newspaper article by Sarah Newstead that appeared in the News & Star on 28 September 2011 entitled ‘Is Cumbria The Most Haunted?’

Raffles, Carlisle, Cumbria

Raffles, Carlisle, Cumbria

According to a newspaper article by Sarah Newstead that appeared in the News & Star on 28 September 2011 entitled ‘Is Cumbria The Most Haunted?’

The Branthwaite Neuk Boggle, Cumbria

The Branthwaite Neuk Boggle, Cumbria

According to a newspaper article by Sarah Newstead that appeared in the News & Star on 28 September 2011 entitled ‘Is Cumbria The Most Haunted?’

Caldbeck is a magnet for spooks that walk among us, if the stories are to be believed.

Alston, Cumbria

Alston, Cumbria

According to a newspaper article by Sarah Newstead that appeared in the News & Star on 28 September 2011 entitled ‘Is Cumbria The Most Haunted?’

Or Cross Fell which can be clearly seen from Alston, where legend has is St Augustine put up a cross to rid the area of spirits.

Cartmel Fell, Cumbria

Cartmel Fell, Cumbria

According to a newspaper article by Sarah Newstead that appeared in the News & Star on 28 September 2011 entitled ‘Is Cumbria The Most Haunted?’

Askham Hall, Cumbria

Askham Hall, Cumbria

According to a newspaper article by Sarah Newstead that appeared in the News & Star on 28 September 2011 entitled ‘Is Cumbria The Most Haunted?’

How about the phantom men in top hats reportedly seen by guests at Lowther’s Askham Hall in the 1950s? The tale goes that after a black cat found mummified in a wall space was destroyed, the ghostly presence vanished.

Bare Hall or Torrisholme Hall, Morecambe, Lancashire

Bare Hall or Torrisholme Hall, Morecambe, Lancashire

According to ‘Townships: Poulton, Bare and Torrisholme’, A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 8 (1914), Bare Hall is said to be haunted. Bare Hall (originally known as New Hall) is a sandstone Grade II listed building and was built in 1830 by John Lodge, one of the original members of the Poulton local Board of Health but since 1984 it has been an independent Retirement Home.