Examining folkloric, paranormal & cryptozoological locations in the UK and beyond
Location: Cashmoor (Dorset) - Thickthorn Down barrow
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Barrow
Further Comments: The barrow was once thought to contain a golden coffin, though when excavated in 1933, no coffin was discovered.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2008-08-25
Last updated: 2008-08-25
ID: #8788
A gathering of witches.
Location: Castel (Guernsey) - Rocky outcrop in the parish of Ste Marie du Castel
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This rocky pile was once said to be home to fairies and witches, and it concealed a massive wealth of treasure within.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2012-04-05
Last updated: 2012-04-05
ID: #10778
Location: Challacombe (Devon) - Broken Barrow (exact location not known)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A man who tried to break into this barrow was driven mad by the sound of horses - each time the robber reached into the hole he had made, the sound of horses could be heard, though the creatures could not be seen. The man eventually lost his sight and hearing, dying three months later.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2009-05-04
Last updated: 2009-05-04
ID: #9322
Location: Challacombe (Devon) - Wood Barrow
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A pan made from brass and filled with gold and silver was said to be concealed beneath this barrow. One treasure hunter was said to have been driven insane by phantom horses which followed him around the area.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2009-05-04
Last updated: 2009-05-04
ID: #9327
Location: Chertsey (Surrey) - Large stone on St Anne's Hill, was known as the Devil's Stone
Type: Legend - Old Nick
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This stone, made of sand and gravel, is said to be unmovable, which makes acquiring the treasure buried beneath pretty damn hard to reach.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2018-07-12
Last updated: 2018-07-12
ID: #12912
Location: Chesterblade (Somerset) - Small Down Knoll
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Nine barrows can be found here, but only one is said to contain a golden coffin.
Source:
Needs Review
First added: 2008-10-19
Last updated: 2008-10-19
ID: #9082
Location: Child's Ercall (Shropshire) - Pool
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This mermaid was so upset at the way she was treated by onlookers, she drove to the bottom of the pool and never returned. It was thought that she guarded a mass of treasure.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2002-10-29
Last updated: 2002-10-29
ID: #2945
The golden coffin of Chiseldon.
Location: Chiseldon (Wiltshire) - Barrow along Gypsy Lane (southwest of village)
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Barrow still present
Further Comments: It was once believed that a golden coffin was contained within the barrow, and any attempt to remove it would fail.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2009-06-28
Last updated: 2009-06-28
ID: #9536
Location: Chudleigh Knighton (Devon) - Exact location unknown
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This dwarf is said to stand guard over a fabulous wealth of treasure concealed from greedy men.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2002-11-10
Last updated: 2002-11-10
ID: #3110
Location: Churchill (Oxfordshire) - Crossroads close to Lyneham Longbarrow
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A white female phantom is said to walk this area. It is unclear whether the ghost is that of an old woman who once lived in a nearby cave and watched over a hoard of treasure.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2009-04-13
Last updated: 2009-04-13
ID: #9209
Location: Clayton (Sussex) - Hill
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A golden calf is said to be buried under a hill in the area, possibly under a barrow.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2009-05-04
Last updated: 2009-05-04
ID: #9321
Location: Cloghroe (County Cork) - Concealed grave a few hundred metres from Ardrum House (no longer standing)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A member of this Ardrum House family died and, as requested in his will, was buried with his favourite horse. A rumour started that the burial included a small amount of gold, and driven by desperation, three local men attempted to dig up the grave. As they started work, they heard the rack of a whip, and the air filled with the noise of hooves bearing down upon them. Nothing could be seen so the men fled.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2024-05-27
Last updated: 2024-05-27
ID: #15425
Location: Clopton (Suffolk) - Farm next to Clopton Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid twentieth century
Further Comments: The ghost of a farmer whose wealth was never discovered is said to still be around the area, waiting for a person willing to follow him to the hidden money.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2007-08-12
Last updated: 2007-08-12
ID: #7752
Location: Cobh (County Cork) - Spike Island - Golden Rock
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This stash of gold was hidden by a smuggler in an area which came to be known as the Golden Rock. It was said that the hoard was protected by the ghost of a murdered servant.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2010-09-19
Last updated: 2010-09-19
ID: #10052
Location: Cockermouth (Cumbria) - Tallentire
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A decapitated female ghost was reported to stand guard over a hidden hoard of gold near the tower of this building.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2003-08-30
Last updated: 2003-08-30
ID: #4559
Location: Compton (Berkshire) - Perborough Castle
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Buried under this Iron Age hillfort is reputed to be a golden calf.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2008-08-24
Last updated: 2020-11-03
ID: #8769
Location: Coppeen (County Cork) - Unidentified Farm in the area
Type: Other
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: One folktale from this area states that a farmer dreamt of the exact location where a pot of gold had been buried on his land. Rather than dig it up, the farmer told a family member who waited until nightfall and dug on the spot without the farmer knowing. Finding the gold, the thief fled. Simultaneously, the farmer had a stroke which left him unable to speak.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2024-08-11
Last updated: 2024-08-11
ID: #15589
Location: Copythorne (Hampshire) - Barrow Hill (aka Money Hills), Stonyford
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This area is said to contain hidden wealth.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2008-10-19
Last updated: 2008-10-19
ID: #9068
Location: Corgarff (Moray) - Well at the base of a steep hill (unsure if still present)
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Early nineteenth century
Further Comments: This well was fed from three springs, one curing deafness, the second blindness, the third lameness, although the price of removing an ailment was gold. An entity administered the area, storing donations in a kettle which was buried under what was known as the Kettle Stone. Anyone who tried to remove the stone and steal the gold would die a terrible death soon after.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2016-04-25
Last updated: 2016-04-25
ID: #12165
Location: Cornwood (Devon) - Fardel Hall (also called Fardell Hall), area between hall and nearby bridge
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Dressed in dark clothing, this feminine shade protects a hoard of buried treasure. The silk of the ghost's dress can normally be heard in the wind. One field in the area is said to be impossible to cultivate.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2003-12-27
Last updated: 2003-12-27
ID: #4878
Location: Cowbridge (South Glamorgan) - Nash Manor House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Nineteenth century
Further Comments: The site was once believed to be haunted by a ghost which would extinguish a light in a certain room. Another legend said that a spot close to the house contained buried treasure.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2016-04-13
Last updated: 2016-04-13
ID: #12113
Crail, early twentieth century.
Location: Crail (Fife) - Coastline
Type: Other
Date / Time: Unknown if still occurring
Further Comments: If one were to walk along this coastline before dawn every day for seven years, on the last day of the period, one would find enough treasure to ensure they lived comfortably for the rest of their life.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2018-10-26
Last updated: 2018-10-26
ID: #13022
Location: Culross (Fife) - Abbey
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A secret tunnel near here was once believed to lead to a room full of gold and jewels, looked after by an old man who waited in a golden chair to hand over the wealth to whoever found it first. A piper and his dog were once sent in to investigate the tunnel - a short time later, the dog came out terrified and the piper was never seen again.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2004-08-22
Last updated: 2004-08-22
ID: #5393
Location: Curdworth (West Midlands) - St Nicholas Church
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This ghostly tall woman, wearing a green dress, is said to search the graveyard for the remains of her Royalist husband. The second myth from this church concerns a great treasure that is said to have been buried here along with human remains from a Civil War battle. Unfortunately, the hoard is protected by a headless phantom that intervenes if anyone comes too close to discovering it.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2004-03-13
Last updated: 2004-03-13
ID: #5070
Location: Dallinghoo (Suffolk) - High gate post - exact location not known
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Little is known about this ghost, other than he is said to protect a hoard of treasure, and twelve clergymen failed to exorcise him. Maybe the clergymen were more successful than they believed - the legend dates to at least 1893, but in April 2008 a hoard of golden coins were discovered in farmland in the village.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2006-02-19
Last updated: 2006-02-19
ID: #6705