Dartmoor Strange Legends - Pixies, Romantic Mysteries, Witches & Ghosts
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- 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 : www.etsy.com/shop/EtheraBelle...
Originals and artwork available from :
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
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Folklorists:
William Crossing, Marc Potts, Legendary Dartmoor, E J Baldry & the Chagford Filmmaking Group
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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!
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Online Image Resources :
Unsplash and Pixabay
Wikimedia Commons
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Music Credits :
Frost Waltz by Kevin Macleod - Zábava
I was born and raised in Newton Abbot and moved to the North many years ago.
But i used to spend most weekends hunting on the moor with my gypsy stepfather when i was a boy, and i heard many tales such as the hairy hands of Postbridge.
I always believed in the legends, and later in my autumn years, i became a witch.
Blessed be.
Ahh. lovely a Devon connection! The Hairy Hands.... I so need to do that legend. The only thing that is holding me back is it has been done by other channels a lot, however.... it has to be done! Expect the Hairy Hands in a future video :)
That was the best telling of Mary Jay's story I've ever heard, very well done. I've walked past her grave a couple of times but I didn't know it was her grave, I did get an odd feeling that something was going on there though, I presumed someone had passed on there because of the flowers. Yes, it's hard to put across to people who have never been to Dartmoor it is like entering another world, something from a Tolkien book, especially if you enter from the south, it's like you've walked up to a plateau and suddenly gone through some sort of portal. A truly magical place.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We always found that area weirdly quiet near Mary Jay's grave, and one of my hubby's friend found that area unnerving. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy looks incredibly like Dartmoor, but then one of the 2 main film concept artists, and one of the main Tolkein artists, is Alan Lee who lives on the moor, lovely guy. I think Dartmoor is one of those weird places that is still so old in energy that it speaks to something ancient within us who go there as well. Or maybe that's just me haha!! Have a really lovely day :)
I’m from Widecombe in the moor. Jays grave is something I always go back to place flowers on whenever I go back there. There are many other folklore stories I grew up with around that area though.
Thank you for your comment. Widecombe is so beautiful, and haunting in atmosphere isn't it... as all the moor really. Jay's Grave, we love all that area so much, the amount of times we've hiked that part of the moor I'm sure it's seeped into our feet! You are so lucky to have heard more local folklore stories being from the moor. I rely on Crossing's books a great deal, a true Dartmoor hero, but there must be so much folklore that he couldn't collect. We always leave flowers on Jay's Grave too. Have a lovely day.... Kelly :)
I live in Bovey and had no idea about the road witch!!! Such a lovely tale x
It's a great piece of folklore, and knowing Dartmoor as much as we do it's interesting how so many of the villages and hamlets have particular folklore tales from their history. But then, Dartmoor is such a strange and fascinating place. Thank you for your comment :)
Love this often catch the bus from Exeter to Moretonhampstead and walk to North Bovey
Hope the pub opens soon love the way you tell the stories brilliant
Thank you so much, Dartmoor's a real obsession with us both... as you can probably notice!! The pub in North Bovey, I've got a feeling it's been closed down because of financial pressures? Am pretty sure I read about it online. Really sad how many are closing now. Sounds like a lovely walk that one :)
I loved this episode! I dream of going to Dartmoor one day, and Devon as well. So much folklore!
Thank you :) You should, all the places I talk about in my videos of Dartmoor, and other places, you can visit and there are some great little books about the folklore :)
Intruiging stories and very beautifully narrated. Many thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for your support :) Have a great week, Kelly :)
Has anyone ever put a trail camera near Jay's Grave to see if they can catch on video whoever puts flowers there? I remember years ago going there and finding a number of small sea shells on the grave. They appeared to have been originally arranged in the form of a cross but they had been jumbled up. I put them back into a cross shape, but when I went past the grave a little later on the same day they were all messed up again.
I'm not sure, I have a feeling though that people don't want the mystery solved. I've left flowers there before, but late in the day when there's already flowers and offerings already there. Interesting about the cross shape!
Taless-bravo,nice . goodbye!~😌
I will be traveling to Dartmoor in the month of August 2022 and this very entertaining presentation is getting me excited. I will visit the Chagford and Manaton.
Thank you and enjoy your holiday on the moor! I would recommend Widecombe in the Moor as well... lovely for stopping for lunch and full of strange history, sometimes the Dartmoor ponies are on the green there too. Holne near Newbridge car park area is also a beautiful walk along the River Dart there, also Grimspound, Houndtor (Kitty Jay's grave is very near there) and Merrivale Stone Rows. To be honest ALL of Dartmoor is beautiful and mysterious... you will love it!
@@talesoffeyandfolk Thank you so much for your reply. I will be researching all the areas that you mention as well as watching many CZcams videos . Do you recommend any particular area to stay as a base?
@@robinlocksley3381 Honestly I can say anywhere on the moor, any of the little towns or villages, they are all beautiful and Dartmoor is pretty small really, especially by car. Chagford, Ashburton, Moretonhampstead are the places that spring to mind because we know them super well, but anywhere is great, even the outlying villages are great to stay at. Because Dartmoor's quite small and accessable its great to have a base, drive to an area and go to lots of places in that one area in a day or 2. If you go to Princetown there's the Dartmoor Visitors Centre and they have loads of maps and literature about different parts of the moor to help guide you and they'll have great books about the folklore and walks :)
Excellent narration and storytelling. I live for these kinda of stories and legends. Very enchanting!
Thank you very much! :)
Super 👌 bello 😍 hermosa tu sbladobte las cortes de hada buenas y malas siii
Wonderful story.
Thank you :)
Just enchanting, thank you!
Thoroughly enjoyed this. I grew up on Dartmoor in the village of Princetown. The scary story of the hairy hand used to keep me up many a night 💕 Thank you
Ooo lucky you, we were always up there at the Fox Tor Cafe when we were living close to the moor, and then hiking down to Nun's Cross and beyond. The Hairy Hands story is so weird, I remember reading it as a kid in Manchester and then when I moved to Devon and realised where that road is, one me and my hubby travelled a lot, I always was just.... that little bit wary. Fab story, I'll have to do it at some point even though there are many versions on CZcams... but, it has to be done!! Have a wonderful day :)
Ps,I like the Music and it is Just Right!! 😊👍👍
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Could Anyone who Lives Near Mary "Kitty" Jay's Grave please Leave some Flowers from Me?!❤
Or maybe sow some Wildflower Seeds about for poor Miss Mary "Kitty" Jay.❤
TIA.❤
Bright Blessings,
Andréa and Jasper. ...XxX...
When we go over later in the year I will take some for you :)
@@talesoffeyandfolk Thank you so very Much!!🥰💞🕊️
That would be such a Beautiful thing to do on my behalf!!
Of course I realize that you will be putting flowers there for the poor lass yourself also,
because you are such a kind, understanding person!!
if you don't mind explaining to Miss Mary 'Kitty'Jay that some of those are from me, Andréa,
I would be immensely grateful!!
And, if you find yourself saying a few kind words to her,
( as I'm sure that you do!!)
~I'd be truly happy and grateful if you were to say a little something from me?!
I owe Miss Mary 'Kitty' Jay the most enormous debt of gratitude,
~although I'm sure that she doesn't see it as a debt.
Put simply, this poor young girl saved my life, literally!!
Back , when I was young (er) and more feckless....
Unfortunately I can't drive any longer,
and have been unable to place flowers there myself for too long!
Brightest of Blessings to you and yours,,,
In Grateful Appreciation!!💝
Namasté 🙏🕊️💞🌟
Andréa and Jasper. ...XxX....
What us the most "haunted" (for lack of a better word) area of the UK? Any Brits out there?
Do you ever have versions without this background music? I find it really offputting, Which is unfortunate because we have a pleasant calming voice and matter presentation on the topic is interesting
Sorry, no I don't the earlier episodes have slightly louder music, the more recent ones it is quieter. I just don't have time to re-edit the older videos without music, life is a constant juggling process at present, but the ones I have done since buying a new mic and recording equipment have louder vocals.
Yea because a suicide is against god
It's remarkable how many people were buried at crossroads for many reasons, this being only one of them
The music is so loud it takes away from your story.
This is quite an early one, later ones have quieter music.
Lose the annoying music! 😊
Thank you for your comment. You are the first person to say they dislike the music, on the contrary I've had comments from listeners who like the music, and I also like the music... so the music is staying