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Littledean Hall, Gloucestershire
Littledean big on ghosts! Littledean is small village in the Forest of Dean, its size however does not convey its heritage status, nor...
chrislinton1979
Sep 4, 20233 min read
Leith Hall, Aberdeenshire
Leith Hall’s Haunted History Situated in the rugged, yet beautiful countryside surrounding Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is the...
chrislinton1979
Aug 30, 202312 min read
Hastings 1066
On the 14th October 1066 two armies clashed on a hillside in East Sussex, two different cultures, two different forces, two different...
chrislinton1979
Aug 30, 20236 min read
Hampton Court Palace, London
Hampton Court Palace. Twelve English Monarchs have at some point called Hampton Court Palace home, some of the most influential people in...
chrislinton1979
Aug 30, 20234 min read
THE GOLDEN FLEECE, YORK
On Pavement today stands what I think is the most haunted pub in York, and, until I find another one, the most haunted place in the...
chrislinton1979
Aug 18, 20239 min read
RAF BINBROOK
RAF Binbrook The decision to build an RAF Base where Binbrook is right now was made in 1939 as part of an upgrading of Britain’s...
chrislinton1979
Aug 18, 202313 min read
PENDLE HILL WITCH TRIALS 1618
Pendle Hill Witch Trials of 1618 When King James I of England VI of Scotland came to the throne after Queen Elizabeth I' reign the...
chrislinton1979
Aug 18, 20239 min read
FYVIE CASTLE, ABERDEENSHIRE
Five Towers Five Families And a few ghosts too. Is there any other way to accuratly describe the beautiful building which is Fyvie...
chrislinton1979
Aug 9, 20237 min read
DOVER CASTLE, KENT
Dover Castle Often described as ‘the gateway to Britain’ Dover Castle has stood up to the elements, and enemies of England, for almost a...
chrislinton1979
Aug 9, 20235 min read
DONNINGTON CASTLE, BERKSHIRE
Donnington Castle & the Battles of Newbury Donnington Castle has seen its fair share of battle, siege, death and misery yet it does not...
chrislinton1979
Aug 9, 20234 min read
DILSTON CASTLE, NORTHUMBERLAND
Dilston Castle and the rebellious Radcliffe’s. Northumberland; that picturesque county bordering Scotland, scene of countless battles and...
chrislinton1979
Aug 9, 202314 min read
COALHOUSE FORT, ESSEX
This is an article I have created for the Coalhouse Fort website. Coalhouse Fort East Tilbury The very first fortifications built on the...
chrislinton1979
Aug 9, 202315 min read
CASTELL-Y-BERE, GWYNEDD
Castell-y-Bere Wales for the most part is a rugged country of mountains and valleys, fitting into this landscape are many castles, built...
chrislinton1979
Aug 9, 20232 min read
OLD BELL INN & D LAFFERTY & SONS, DERBY
Old Bell Inn & D Lafferty & Sons, Derby. The Old Bell Inn is one of the oldest pubs in town, dating back to the 1680’s it shows an older...
chrislinton1979
Aug 8, 20234 min read
BEAUSMARIS CASTLE, ANGLESEY
Beaumaris Castle The name Beaumaris is the French name given to the castle which stands on what the Welsh people called Fair Marsh, begun...
chrislinton1979
Aug 8, 20232 min read
ALDERMARSTON MANOR, BERKSHIRE
Aldermaston Manor, Berkshire The first family to call Aldermaston home were the FitzAchard’s who came over from France in the wake of the...
chrislinton1979
Aug 8, 20235 min read
SOUTH DURHAM
I live in the south of County Durham, just a stones throw from North Yorkshire in fact. More specifically I have lived in the area around...
chrislinton1979
Aug 8, 202310 min read


Coatham Mundeville, County Durham
THE GHOSTS OF COATHAM MUNDEVILLE Coatham Mundeville is a tiny hamlet in the vicinity of Darlington, sitting almost next to the Great...
chrislinton1979
Aug 7, 202314 min read
EDGEHILL 1642
Edgehill 1642 By the summer of 1642 an armed confrontation between King and Parliament became inevitable, both sides had mustered forces...
chrislinton1979
Aug 4, 202314 min read
DUNBAR 1650
It had rained for days, the dirt track roads were washing away beneath a grey sky, without doubt it was one of the worst summers any of...
chrislinton1979
Aug 4, 202316 min read
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