EPISODE · May 28, 2023 · 18 MIN
Episode 07. The Cauld Lad of Hylton
from Within the Boggart Wood Paranormal Podcast
Episode 7 contains the following stories - a look at the Cauld (pronounced 'cowled' and meaning 'cold') Lad of Hylton's origins, from the brownie of folklore to the ghost of a 17th century stablehand - and a look at the recorded history behind it. Then we move on to a small collection of alleged paranormal sightings along the length of Dere Street Roman Road (recorded while actually excavating part of the road), followed by a look at the hauntings of Crook Hall in Durham. The podcast episode concludes with a (very) short ghost tale in Newcastle followed by a look in the archives at 'Occult Hooliganism' in 1913...Infohttps://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/history-uncovered-hylton-castle-children-12031907https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2016-10-06/hylton-castle-yields-past-secretshttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/crook-hall-gardenshttps://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/a-favourite-haunt-1574911https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/a-favourite-haunt-1574911Henderson, W. (1879) Notes on the Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 7 contains the following stories - a look at the Cauld (pronounced 'cowled' and meaning 'cold') Lad of Hylton's origins, from the brownie of folklore to the ghost of a 17th century stablehand - and a look at the recorded history behind it. Then we move on to a small collection of alleged paranormal sightings along the length of Dere Street Roman Road (recorded while actually excavating part of the road), followed by a look at the hauntings of Crook Hall in Durham. The podcast episode concludes with a (very) short ghost tale in Newcastle followed by a look in the archives at 'Occult Hooliganism' in 1913...Infohttps://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/history-uncovered-hylton-castle-children-12031907https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2016-10-06/hylton-castle-yields-past-secretshttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/crook-hall-gardenshttps://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/a-favourite-haunt-1574911https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/a-favourite-haunt-1574911Henderson, W. (1879) Notes on the Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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