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Guardians of the burial mounds

‘Barrow-wights’, horrible creatures that haunt ancient barrows in Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’, have their antecedents in British folklore Continue reading

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The haunted stone circle – fairies or ghosts?

Mystery of the prehistoric ritual site at Avebury is heightened by an apparition seen among the stones Continue reading

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Fascinating village full of ghosts

Ancient sacred site is rich in ghostly phenomena Continue reading

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