Dating from the 13th century, Lochmaben Castle, which is now a ruin, was built by King Edward I of England (Born 17 June 1239 – Died 7 July 1307) replacing the earlier 12th century Bruce motte and bailey castle. The de Brus or Bruce family, the Lords of Annandale, moved to Lochmaben following the ruination of Annan Castle.
Apparitions / Hauntings / Road Ghosts
by Ian · Published February 2, 2013 · Last modified October 31, 2018
On 17 December 2010 the Dumfries Standard published the following story by Julie Watt entitled ‘Ghost hunter has spooky experience on Dumfries bypass’.
Hauntings / Orbs / Photographed Ghosts
by Ian · Published February 1, 2013 · Last modified December 2, 2018
Greystone Community Community Centre on Close Street hit the local Carlisle paper last week with the following story by Phil Coleman entitled ‘CCTV CAMERA FILMS MYSTERY BALL OF LIGHT AT CARLISLE COMMUNITY CENTRE’ (News & Star 23 January 2013).<
‘A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6’(1911) mentions that ‘On the road from Clitheroe to Waddington, near Brungerley Bridge, once stood an inn known as the ‘Dule upo’ Dun’, from its sign representing the Devil galloping madly along upon a dun horse.
According to ‘Lancashire Legends’ (1873) by John Harland & T T Wilkinson, ‘One of the most noted dragon stories of Lancashire has its locality assigned to Unsworth, a small village or hamlet about three miles from Bury.
The following article appeared in the News & Star on 28 April 2006 and was entitled ‘Shipyard Calls In Vicar To Expel Ghost’. I don’t currently know what the outcome of the exorcism was.
A large inscribed stone measuring eight feet long, two feet wide and one and a half feet deep was placed beside a old road (now known as Written Stone Lane) in Dilworth during the 17th century. The reason why the stone was placed is unknown, though several stories have grown up around it. The following account was published in ‘Lancashire Legends’ (1873) by John Harland & T T Wilkinson.
Apparitions / Black Dogs / Book Review / Civil War Hauntings / Haunted Hotels / Haunted Pubs / Haunted Wedding Venue / Hauntings / Photographed Ghosts / Poltergiests / Review
by Ian · Published January 29, 2013 · Last modified October 13, 2018
Discover the darker side of Carlisle in this book from the Haunted series. With over 2000 years of history in the City there is bound to be an odd ghost or three tucked away somewhere and Darren W. Ritson certainly makes some gruesome discoveries along the way in this book.
In ‘Lancashire Legends’ (1873), John Harland shares the following piece of folklore. ‘The anonymous writer of "Curious Corners round Preston," states that the "Old Rib " is the name giyen to an old farm in the township of Whittingham, in the parish of Kirkham, five miles north of Preston.
August / Early Christianity / Festivals
by Ian · Published January 28, 2013 · Last modified December 3, 2018
As far as I am aware Rochdale no longer celebrates the Rush Bearing festival, though nearby Littleborough revived theirs in 1991 and continue to celebrate it each year. Below is description of how Rochdale and its Rush-Bearing from Lancashire Legends (1873) by John Harland & T T Wilkinson.
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