Examining folkloric, paranormal & cryptozoological locations in the UK and beyond
Location: Gatehouse of Fleet (Dumfries and Galloway) - Cairnholy Cairns
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Still present
Further Comments: These two rows of standing stones are thought to contain hidden treasures.
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Published Media
First added: 2003-04-19
Last updated: 2003-04-19
ID: #4134
Location: Glanworth (County Cork) - Labbacallee (aka The Hag's Bed), wedge tomb
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Stone still present
Further Comments: Sheela, a giant's wife, killed her husband after throwing their bed at him - he had argued with her and struck her shoulder with an axe. His body still lays under the tomb, and Sheela can be heard in times of national crisis calling out her husband's name. Another story says four treasure hunters arrived at the stone and started to dig beneath it. Before long, a cat appeared with a burning tail. The light blinded the men and they staggered off, one falling into the River Funshion and drowning.
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Published Media
First added: 2010-08-03
Last updated: 2010-08-03
ID: #9950
Location: Glossop (Derbyshire) - Simmondley Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: It was once said that a phantom white horse haunted a spot at the hall where a former owner had concealed a cache of riches.
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Published Media
First added: 2007-05-13
Last updated: 2007-05-13
ID: #7467
Location: Great Wilbraham (Cambridgeshire) - Mutlow Hill
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A golden coach was thought to be buried under the hill.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2009-05-04
Last updated: 2009-05-04
ID: #9325
Location: Greenhead (Cumbria) - Blenkinsopp Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre-1951
Further Comments: Lady de Blenkinsopp is said to be waiting for her husband to return from the crusades, where he went after a disagreement over gold. Some reports state that the treasure is still hidden on the site.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2002-06-24
Last updated: 2002-06-24
ID: #1432
Location: Greenhead (Northumberland) - Thirlwall Castle
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A table of solid gold is said to be hidden somewhere in or under this castle, protected by a gruesome dwarf.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2005-04-01
Last updated: 2005-04-01
ID: #6008
Location: Gresham (Norfolk) - Between Gresham Castle (no longer standing) and Beeson Abbey
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A secret passage was said to run between these two structures, and within was hidden a calf sculptured from gold.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2007-08-07
Last updated: 2007-08-07
ID: #7712
Location: Guisborough (North Yorkshire) - Guisborough Priory
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: January - first new moon of the year (reoccurring)
Further Comments: The monk that is said to appear at these ruins once a year has been rarely seen since the 1960s. A large chest of gold is also said to be buried in the area, watched over by a raven (or the monk, depending on the story source).
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2002-10-10
Last updated: 2002-10-10
ID: #2595
Location: Gunnarton Fell (Northumberland) - Gunnarton Castle, aka Money Hill
Type: Dragon
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: It is thought that the wyrm which established its home in the hill brought with him a great deal of treasure.
Source:
User Submission
First added: 2005-10-16
Last updated: 2005-10-16
ID: #6648
Location: Gunwalloe (Cornwall) - Within the sandbanks (or Kennack cove)
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Pre-1770
Further Comments: A buccaneer named Avery was said to have buried several chests of treasure in this area before sailing away, never to return. A Mr John Knill failed to find any treasure after searching the area in 1770.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2013-01-05
Last updated: 2013-01-05
ID: #11242
Location: Gussage St Michael (Dorset) - Long barrow
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Another barrow that is said to contain a gold or silver coffin.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2009-05-04
Last updated: 2009-05-04
ID: #9329
Location: Ham Green (Worcestershire) - Unidentified house
Type: Other
Date / Time: 1848
Further Comments: The new owner of a house forced open a room that had remained locked for several years due to a rumoured ghost. While no ghosts were discovered, two solid silver pieces of plate were found in old boxes that fell apart when touched.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2023-02-04
Last updated: 2023-02-04
ID: #14767
Location: Harlech (Gwynedd) - Roman Steps leading up the Rhinog Fawr mountains
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A group of Roman soldiers with pack animals slowly make their way up these steps. Some believe that the ghostly posse will lead anyone who tries to follow them to gold.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2004-12-30
Last updated: 2004-12-30
ID: #5740
Location: Harmby (North Yorkshire) - Around the area of All Saint's Chapel
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A piece of folklore likely to go back to at least the eighteenth century says that treasure is buried somewhere around this area, although its source and value is unstated.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2019-05-30
Last updated: 2019-05-30
ID: #13245
Location: Hawick (Borders) - Hermitage Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Every seven years, last heard 1885 (exact date unknown) (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Murdered by peasants who had grown tired of his wicked ways, William now returns to rendezvous with a wizard deep under the castle ruins. It is said a phantom Mary Queen of Scots haunts the building, though there is no evidence she ever visited. Another entity is also reported here - starved to death in the dungeon, the ghost of Sir Alex Ramsey now walks the castle grounds. In addition to the ghosts, some believe there is hidden treasure under the ruins of the castle, but the Devil watches over it - when people have tried to dig for the hoard in the past, violent storms have driven them away.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2002-06-25
Last updated: 2002-06-25
ID: #1443
Location: Hazelrigg (Northumberland) - St Cuthbert's Cave
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This ghost would take the form of a dun coloured horse (though really it was the shade of a pirate-cum-raider) and harass anyone who came too close to his treasure which was buried somewhere nearby.
Source:
Historical Record, Published Media
First added: 2003-09-07
Last updated: 2003-09-07
ID: #4565
Location: Hemyock (Devon) - Simon's Barrow
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A clay pot containing gold is said to be buried under Simon's Barrow.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2009-05-04
Last updated: 2009-05-04
ID: #9328
Location: Henllan (Clwyd) - Road close to Caerau
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Early eighteenth century
Further Comments: A dip in the road would ring whenever a cart moved across it. Two men excavated the spot and discovered a secret doorway. They decided to stop for dinner, but as they left the spot, a storm blew up and filled the hole.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2021-05-18
Last updated: 2021-05-18
ID: #14167
Location: Hennock (Devon) - Nearby lane
Type: Other
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Marking the spot of buried treasure, this flaming marker has a habit of self-extinguishing before anyone comes too close.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2002-11-10
Last updated: 2002-11-10
ID: #3111
Location: Higher Combe (Somerset) - The Caratacus Stone, just outside the village
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Foggy nights
Further Comments: The jutting rock is said to have treasure concealed beneath it, though it is now protected by the ghost of a man who tried to remove the stone to find the hidden wealth - his body was found crushed under the stone.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2003-02-14
Last updated: 2003-02-14
ID: #3852
Location: Hillcombe (Dorset) - Well in the village
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This well is said to contain a table made either of silver or gold that no one has yet managed to recover.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2008-08-05
Last updated: 2008-08-05
ID: #8699
Cockerel
Location: Holmesfield (Derbyshire) - Holmesfield Castle
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A piece of local folklore said the castle and Holmesfield Hall were connected by a secret passage. Contained within the passage sat an iron box filled with treasure, but it was protected by a cockerel which would crow if approached.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2021-05-20
Last updated: 2021-05-20
ID: #14184
Location: Horseheath (Cambridgeshire) - Money Lane
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Nights of a full moon (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Supposed to house hidden gold, the street is haunted by a voice that, on nights of a full moon, tells any listeners to 'pick up your spade and follow me'. To date, nobody has accepted the challenge.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2002-04-01
Last updated: 2002-04-01
ID: #656
Location: Hyde (Gloucestershire) - Unnamed stony knoll in area (likely to be no longer present)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Nineteenth century
Further Comments: An area covered in rocks which could have been part of a tumulus was said to contain gold and the bodies of soldiers. It was said to be haunted.
Source:
Historical Record
First added: 2012-07-29
Last updated: 2012-07-29
ID: #11051
Location: Icklingham (Suffolk) - Three Hills (round barrows)
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A local legend said that Cromwell had concealed a wealth of treasure within one of the barrows.
Source:
Published Media
First added: 2008-10-18
Last updated: 2008-10-18
ID: #9041