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The Phantom Coach of the Turbervilles

Ref: 0001 | Woolbridge Manor, Wool. | Phenomena
The legend of the phantom coach of Woolbridge states 'None can see the ghostly coach of the Turbervilles but those who have Turberville blood in their veins.' ...

The Hauntings of The Angel Inn

Ref: 0002 | The Angel Inn, Lyme Regis | Phenomena
The Angel Inn is alleged to be haunted by a poltergeist of a former landlady, ‘Lizzie Lawton.’ Unexplainable sounds have been heard and glass objects have mysteriously moved and exploded. She has been also seen by numerous people. ...

The Ghost of John Daniel

Ref: 0003 | St. Mary's Church, Beaminster. | Phenomena
In 1728, school boys who attended the St. Mary's church for schooling. Witnessed the apparition of the former pupil, who was murdered in suspicious circumstances, a month earlier nearby his home at Knowle. The following account of the Beaminster Ghost Story first appeared in the Gentleman's Magaz...

The Terror of Hawkhurst Gang

Ref: 0004 | The Custom House, Poole | Antiquities
The Hawkhurst Gang named after their home village of Hawkhurst, Sussex, were one of the most famous and ruthless gang of smugglers in the south of England. It was in September 1748, the notorious gang were waiting on the Sussex shore for the arrival of a cutter by the name of "The Three brothers...

Hag Stones - a folk charm against witchcraft

Ref: 0005 | Chesil Beach, between Portland and Burton Bradstock. | Folklore
Dorset fisherman also adopted the Hag Stone as protective charm against malevolent witchcraft. Dr. H. Colley March in his article on "Witched Fishing Boats in Dorset" in Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries, vol. X, pp .49- 50 (1906) interviewed a Abbotsbury fisherman about the custom of Hag Sto...

Maiden's Grave Gate and the Coffin Tree

Ref: 0006 | The Coffin Tree, Tyneham | Legends
The carved coffin on an old oak tree, known locally as the 'Coffin Tree.' Marks the grave of Jane Gilbert, a young dairymaid who committed suicide by hanging herself in the cowsheds of Baltington Farm. Her ghost is said to still haunt the area at Maiden's Grave Gate....

Phantom Armies

Ref: 0007 | Grange Hill, Creech, near Tyneham | Phenomena
In his book 'History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset'. The Dorset historian, Rev John Hutchins writes an account of an phantom army seen in the parish of Creech. He writes "On the top of the hill, south of and opposite to Mr. Bond's house, a very remarkable phenomenon was pretended to...

The Black Dog of Lyme

Ref: 0008 | The Black Dog Inn, Uplyme. | Monsters
Black Dogs can be found to be restless ghosts that haunt particular areas where they once lived. One famous example, which features in both Devon and Dorset folklore, is the legend concerning the Black Dog of Lyme. The tale begins at Colway Manor near the town of Lyme Regis during the seventeent...

The Roy Dog

Ref: 0009 | Cave Hole, Portland. | Monsters
Near to the Portland Bill lighthouse there is a hole close to the cliff edge called Cave Hole. During extreme stormy weather, it is advisable to keep well away from it as this is the lair of the dreaded Roy Dog! This animal is described as shaggy black dog, as high as a man, with large fiery eye...

The Martyn's Ape and other Ghosts

Ref: 0010 | Athelhampton Hall, near Puddletown. | Phenomena
Athelhampton is considered to be one of the most haunted houses in the county. A pair of duellists haunts the Great Chamber. They once interrupted a woman guest who was reading while relaxing in the Great Chamber. Annoyed at being disturbed by such an outburst, she asked the two young men to stop...

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