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 | Dec 15, 2025 | history of Wiltshire, wiltshire
Wiltshire’s Last Mortsafe I’m sitting here in a café in Crockerton on a very autumnal late afternoon with a well-deserved cup of tea and a chunk of Dorset apple cake, which is my substitute for both breakfast and lunch today. I’m waiting for my teenage son to...
by eheard | Dec 1, 2025 | Hindon, history of Wiltshire, Salisbury, tisbury, wiltshire
It’s time to delve into a bit of the history of Fonthill estate and a couple of its most notorious owners in this blog, the first part of my Fonthill history series. Returning guest writer, David Aneurin Morgan, will be telling us the story of the evil Mervyn...
by eheard | Nov 30, 2025 | Fonthill, Hindon, history of Wiltshire, Salisbury, tisbury, wiltshire
This is the second blog in the history series connected to the rather unsavoury past of the Fonthill estate in south-west Wiltshire, from guest writer David Aneurin Morgan. It’s a reminder that despite the beauty of a place such as Fonthill, there is always a...
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...
