Dartmoor is a national park and large Moreland in the County of Devin in the Southwest of England. The Moreland is camped with many exposed outcrops of rocks, which are known as tombs, which are very popular hiking and tourist destinations. And the tours also provide habitats for the vast Dartmouth wildlife. However, as much as Gartmore is natural and beautiful is also sometimes referred to as the great swamp by many of the locals in reference to the unpredictable weather and the nature of the terrain. The bleakness of Dartmore has encouraged the growth of many terrifying stories and is widely known for its myths, legends and folklore pay. We'll take a look at five of the darkest and creepiest tails associated with Dartmouth. And as you'll get to see having visited the place ourselves, we can confirm that although the landscape is stunning, there's definitely an air of mystery about the place. If you'd like to delve more into that mall and its surrounding area, then check out a book. We helped publish by Lawrence Hall called the mysterious tales of Dartmore. It's incredible e-book to read, especially for this time of the month. And you can check it out in the link in the description below or in the common section. And now as always hit those lights, sit back and enjoy Crazy. Well. Pool is one of many pools and lakes on Damo is located three kilometers South of the town of Prince town, an elevated settlement expose to the raging winds and a tortillas for its ominous prison. What is unique about this pool is that it's the largest natural pool on Dartmouth and isn't golfed and mystery is plead. The pool is bottomless, and there are stories of how locals attempted to find out exactly how deep it is by fastening church, bell ropes together and lowering them into the water to gather the ropes reach the damp of 540 feet. And they still hadn't touched the bottom to put this into perspective. That's just under the height of the Washington monument in USA. There are many suggestions that the pool is haunted as there've been many unusual experiences reported while walking around its edge, a disembodied voice is often heard calling the name of the person, destined to meet their death at the pool. And it sands that if you stare into the dark water, you'll also see the lifeless face of its next victim. The story inspired two young men to investigate the mysterious pool for themselves. And one Midsummer's Eve. The two men traveled to the pool on a motorcycle seeking the spirits of the future dad. However, they never returned. And we later found out by the wreckage of their crushed motorcycle, their identity and cause of death is unknown to this day. And we may never know what truly happened to them.
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Speaker 1:The curse of the pool of responsible, and maybe they saw their own lifeless reflections in the water that evening causing them to flee in terror and meet their untimely demise
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Speaker 1:Jay's grave. Jay's grave is a raised grave situated by the side of a road, just outside the town of monotone Arctic lands. As you drive past, you may think is just an ordinary roadside Memorial strewn with flowers. However, there is an interesting story behind this grave is believed to be the grave of Katie J an 18th century woman who lost her job at a nearby farm after being branded a prostitute and who in despair hung herself ever since without fail fresh flowers have been placed on the grave by whom no one knows. And through the years there've been several sightings of a hooded figure kneeling beside the grave at night. In recent years, the mystery of the secret mourner prompted two friends to drive out to the grave and keep watch to see if they could glimpse the mysterious visitor. Initially, they found nothing untoward, but as they try to leave the area, their car refused to start despite having been serviced recently and with a full tank of petrol, they and others are convinced this malfunction was something to do with Jay's grave and maybe a warning to stay away and leave her and to unknown. Morna in peace.
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Speaker 1:The Holy Trinity church. The Holy Trinity church is a ruined church that sits on a Hill above the town of buck Fastly on the edge of Dartmouth. The church caught fire in 1992, but the shell of the church still remains to this day. Ominously staring down on those who pass it, but there's more to this ruin church than meets the eye. And it has a history of unexplained happenings and creepy stories in the graveyard is a single tomb secured with iron bars. The grave itself is kept with a large stone slab and is believed to be the grave of Richard. Kabel a local Squire who lived in the 17th century. He was described as a monstrously evil man. I was responsible for many immoral deans and it is believed his grave is haunted by his ruthless spirit. It is said every year on the anniversary of his death, a pack of Phantom hounds to send from the Moors and howl and bark of the grave as if to try and communicate with their master. In addition to the hounds, there've been sightings of hooded figures and dark horsemen, roaming the graveyard at night. It is sad that all these sightings and stories are connected to the grave of the Squire. And it's widely believed that the legend of the Squire and his hounds were the inspiration behind Arthur Conan. Doyle's famous novel. The hounds of Baskervilles inside the church itself, there have been sightings of what is believed to be a ghostly apparition of a man playing the saxophone in the middle of the church at night. And although only a small number of witness, the ghost many have heard the mournful music emanating from within the ruined church walls. Others believe that if you walk around the tomb of the Squire, seven times in an anti-clockwise direction, you'll summon his spirit. And if you walk around the entire church, three times you'll encounter the devil. If you're ever in the area, we think the Holy Trinity church is a must for paranormal enthusiasts. The hairy hands, the legend of the hairy hands is possibly the most popular and famous of all that more legends and visitors and locals are warned of the possible consequences. If they encounter them. The B 32 12 is a road that leads from the village of two bridges to the vintage of Prince town. And it's on this stretch of road, a pair of disembodied muscular, hairy hands have been known to suddenly appear and grab onto the steering wheel of cars or the handlebars of motorbikes forcing their drivers off the road. The story dates back to the early 20th century, when in June, 1921, a doctor was riding his motorcycle along the stretch of road when suddenly the bike swerved and crashed, the doctor was killed instantly not long after an officer was also riding along the same section of road. When a large pair of hairy hands sees the handlebars of his motorbike causing him to swerve and fall off. Luckily, the officer survived Italo tail. However, this was the start of a series of incidents involving the hairy hands. And just a few years later, a woman staying in a caravan near the road was woken in the night and witnessed a large hairy hand Corning of the outside window. The terrified woman made the sign of the cross with their fingers. And luckily for her, the hand disappeared. These are just a few of the many encounters with the hairy hands of Dartmore. And it's regarded as one of the more bizarre legends of the more, however, those traveling along the B3, two 12, it's always in the back of their minds that the hairy hands could strike at any time. Barry Pomeroy castle Barry Pomeroy castle is believed to be one of those haunted castles in Britain. It is a ruined castle situated on the edge of Dartmoor near the town of tautness. And as a popular tourist destination, much of its draw is attributed to the belief that the castle is haunted by two female ghosts. The two spirits are known locally as the blue lady and the white lady, and it's believed they are sisters, the blue lady horns, one of the castle towers, and she will cry out to visitors and ask for assistance from anyone passing by. She will then try to learn them to the tower and it's speculated. If they follow her, they will fall to their death. On the other hand, the white lady has been seen looking around the Dungeons of the castle as according to legend. She was imprisoned in the Dungeons by the blue lady and an act of jealousy and resentment of her sister's beauty, five legends and stories surrounding the little known area of Dartmore in the UK. If any of you have ever encountered any of these entities, we'd love to hear from you in the comments and for all the fellow UK residents Dartmore is definitely a place to visit. Thanks for watching. And don't forget to check out the ebook.