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EPISODE · Dec 5, 2025 · 5 MIN

The Hexham Heads

from Forgotten Mysteries · host Sarah Brown

This episode explores the eerie mystery of the Hexham Heads, two small carved stone heads unearthed by children in Hexham, England, in 1971. After the discovery, the family reported paranormal activity — objects moving on their own, strange noises, and sightings of a wolf-like creature wandering through the house and neighborhood.Celtic scholar Dr. Anne Ross studied the heads and soon experienced the same terrifying phenomena, including seeing the beast inside her home. She believed the heads were linked to ancient Celtic ritual magic, possibly objects of spiritual power.A man later claimed he had made the heads in the 1950s, yet laboratory tests gave contradictory results — some suggesting modern concrete, others indicating ancient minerals. Adding to the mystery, the heads later vanished from public record and remain missing today.The Hexham Heads endure as one of Britain’s strangest unsolved cases — an unsettling blend of archaeology, folklore, and haunting phenomena that blurs the line between myth and reality.

This episode explores the eerie mystery of the Hexham Heads, two small carved stone heads unearthed by children in Hexham, England, in 1971. After the discovery, the family reported paranormal activity — objects moving on their own, strange noises, and sightings of a wolf-like creature wandering through the house and neighborhood.Celtic scholar Dr. Anne Ross studied the heads and soon experienced the same terrifying phenomena, including seeing the beast inside her home. She believed the heads were linked to ancient Celtic ritual magic, possibly objects of spiritual power.A man later claimed he had made the heads in the 1950s, yet laboratory tests gave contradictory results — some suggesting modern concrete, others indicating ancient minerals. Adding to the mystery, the heads later vanished from public record and remain missing today.The Hexham Heads endure as one of Britain’s strangest unsolved cases — an unsettling blend of archaeology, folklore, and haunting phenomena that blurs the line between myth and reality.

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