Dartmoor Strange Legends - Pixies, Romantic Mysteries, Witches & Ghosts

In this episode we take a look at some more of the strange folklore of Dartmoor again, a place filled with strange stories & history. We look at two tales of romantic heroines and the ghostly mystery that surrounds them to this day, two Pixie sighting stories and the story of one of Dartmoor's many witches. If you visit Dartmoor you can visit all the places talked about in this episode, something well worth doing on your wild camping trips, holidays or day trips. 0:00 Introduction Five True Dartmoor Legends 1:24 The Woman Who Caught a Pixie! - Princetown to Two Bridges area 4:37 The Terror of the Toad Witch - North Bovey 9:30 The Tale of Kitty Jay & the Mystery of Jay's Grave - Houndtor & Manaton 17:28 The Story of Mary Whiddon & Her Ghost - Chagford 25:39 Nanny Norrish the Washer-Woman & the Pixies - Widecombe 31:15 Closing Thoughts Attributions - Art, photography, writing : As always I use artist images by my husband, artist and illustrator Marc Potts You can find more of his work at www.marcpottsart.com ... he is also on Facebook and Instagram If you love crafting faerie things you can buy printable downloads of his artwork and more at the Etsy shop : https://www.etsy.com/shop/EtheraBelle... Originals and artwork available from : https://www.etsy.com/shop/elementalga... My work can be found on www.kellypottsmartinez.com ... I am also on Facebook and Instagram, I sculpt and craft and write ************************* Folklorists: William Crossing, Marc Potts, Legendary Dartmoor, E J Baldry & the Chagford Filmmaking Group ************************* With greatest thanks to Elizabeth-Jane Baldry & all of the Chagford Filmmaking Group artists, actors & creatives ... the stills of Mary Whiddon's tale are from the film The Ballad of Mary Whiddon. To the Pigwiggens, dedicated to you all... you know who you are! ************************* Online Image Resources : Unsplash and Pixabay Wikimedia Commons ************************* Music Credits : Frost Waltz by Kevin Macleod