by eheard | May 7, 2026 | folklore, Grave, history, history of Wiltshire, Salisbury, superstitions, Uncategorized, wiltshire
In memory of Joshua Scamp Who died April 1st 1801 May his brave deed be remembered To his credit here and hereafter Transient, mysterious and not always to be trusted, gypsies have always been met with suspicion wherever and whenever they turn up. But in many of the...
by eheard | Feb 27, 2026 | folklore, ghost, Grave, haunted houses, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, Marlborough, paranormal, personal story, Savernake, wiltshire
Warning: This is an epic blog! I wasn’t planning on visiting Savernake Forest for a bit, but it’s funny how things work out. A producer from the Radio 4 programme, Open Country, got in touch with me to say they were going to record an episode about Savernake and did I...
by eheard | Feb 9, 2026 | folklore, ghost, haunted houses, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, legends, paranormal, tisbury, wiltshire
I’ve told you all about the legend of Black Molly of Pyt House before as she is a bit of a local famous legend in the area where I live. If you haven’t come across the blog before it’s worth reading it here. If you know all about Molly already from...
by eheard | Jan 4, 2026 | avebury, cryptid, folklore, ghost, hauntings, history of Wiltshire, legends, paranormal, superstitions, wiltshire
Happy New Year my friends! It has been a quiet Christmas here at Weird Wiltshire HQ. The liminal time of what I call ‘the inbetween’, the strangely quiet days between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, have now passed by. It’s a period of the...
by eheard | Oct 27, 2025 | fairies, folklore, ghost, paranormal, personal story, stonehenge
Much has been written and documented about arguably the most famous stone circle in the World; one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and a Neolithic World Heritage site to boot. But not much it seems has been written about the ghostly activity and possibly...
by eheard | Apr 21, 2025 | cryptid, folklore, personal story, Salisbury, wiltshire
After a heads-up from Ray Williamson on Bluesky about two sources documenting ‘Bigfoot’ sightings on both Salisbury Plain and in Grovely Woods, I decided I really should do some digging. Deborah Hatswell, creator of BBR Investigations, shares personal...
