by eheard | Dec 22, 2024 | Christmas ghost story, history, history of Wiltshire, legends, stone circle, stonehenge, wiltshire
The great minds of archaeology and history still cannot agree on why or even how Stonehenge was created. A new paper was released just this week with the latest research and ideas. There are many theories and stories. Here’s one alternative story involving...
by eheard | Dec 16, 2024 | devon, folklore, ghost, halloween, hauntings, history, legends, paranormal
Welcome back to David Aneurin Morgan! He’s a regular contributor to Weird Wiltshire and we share a particular interest in the tale of the Four Witches, the story of the Handsel sisters, the poor unfortunates that were said to have been murdered in Grovely Woods,...
by eheard | Nov 30, 2024 | devon, folklore, ghost, halloween, hauntings, history, legends, paranormal
WARNING: GRAB A CUPPA OR A BEER – THIS IS A LONG BLOG AND ITS FULL OF GHOSTS! One thing that really surprised me when I started doing my latest research into the crumbling ruins of the sinister Devonshire castle, Berry Pomeroy, was just how many ghostly images...
by eheard | Nov 17, 2024 | history
Main photo by Ben McCloskey on Unsplash Ghost stories come to me in two main ways! Either someone I’m chatting to discovers I’m the creator of Weird Wiltshire and proclaims, ‘I’ve seen a ghost!’ Or they take time out of their day to send me their personal...
by eheard | Nov 6, 2024 | history
My fellow weirdos. This blog is a bit different to usual! Teaching is a career I considered many moons back and I think I probably would have chosen history. But, how do you go about it? Here’s a blog for you, just in case you fancy a new career! Teaching...
by eheard | Oct 30, 2024 | avebury, history, history of Wiltshire, wiltshire
By Professor Jasper Heathcoat-Beech You may have noticed I teamed up with Professor Jasper Heathcoat-Beech this year to launch our History and Mystery Walks. We’ve been to Avebury and Stonehenge. Each walk has been a lovely, happy time with likeminded new...
