Mysterious Britain & Ireland

Mysterious Britain & Ireland

Black Dogs / Hauntings

Alveston Black Dog

Roy Palmer in his 1976 book ‘The Folklore of Warwickshire’ tells us that within living memory a black dog that was seen running down a hill and transformed into a woman. ‘Charles Walton, a ploughboy at Alveston, met a dog on the way home on nine successive evenings.

Black Dogs / Hauntings

Whitmore Park Black Dog

According to ‘The Folklore of Warwickshire’ (1976) by Roy Palmer, a Black Dog ‘with a matted, shaggy coat and green eyes roams Whitmore Park at night. People avoid the area, since to see the dog means a death in the family’ It is thought that in 1949 this creature standing about six foot tall was seen on Watery Lane.

Folklore / Hauntings

Ty-Mawr Ghost, Bryneglwys

In ‘Welsh Folk-lore’ (1887), Elias Owen recounts a conversation concerning a ghost he had with Mr.

Apparitions / Folklore / Hauntings

Pont-y-Glyn Ghost

The following account of the Pont-y-Glyn Ghost is given in Elias Owen’s ‘Welsh folk-lore: a collection of the folk-tales and legends of North Wales’ (1887). ‘There is a picturesque glen between Corwen and Cerrig-y-Drudion, down which rushes a mountain stream, and over this stream is a bridge, called Pont-y-Glyn.

Ancient Sites / Burial Mounds

Bodowyr Burial Chamber

The remains of the Neolithic (4000-2000BC) Bodowyr Burial Chamber, consist of a capstone (seven feet by six feet) resting upon three uprights (making a Cromlech). Located northwest of the village of Brynsiencyn, in a field, the chamber is fenced off.

Access is via the B4419 near Llangaffo and a CADW signpost indicates the location.

Apparitions / Hauntings

Ty Felin Ghost

Elias Owen gives the following account of a reputed haunting in his ‘Welsh Folk-lore’ (1887). It would be interesting to know whether any reports of an apparition are still made from this area.