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for Beagles lighting in Grimsby. The
Lincs Paranormal Research Team have recorded some interesting video footage here
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is for the The Believe Team. A young team from Lincolnshire. They have recently
finished their first DVD, which was filmed all around the City of Lincoln, and
contains lots of footage, which shows that Lincoln is very active where the paranormal
is concerned. Find
out more about the group >> Find
out about some of their investigations here >> B
is for the Bassetlaw Ghost Research Group. They have recently started investigating
reports of hauntings in the county. Find out
more about the group >> Also
see what happened when they spent the night at the Sun Inn in Saxilby >>
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is for Boston Stump or 'St Botolph'. If you've ever been to the top of Boston's
famous landmark you will know how strongly the wind whips around the tower. The
legend is that the winds are caused by the Devil because the founding Saxon monk
'St Botolph' would give his prayers daily from the tower and the saint so troubled
the devil that he huffed and puffed causing a wind which still remains today.
B is for Byard's Leap. We received this email from Pat Reetham - "I
was told this tale by my mother and also saw the horseshoes in the grass. Byard's
Leap is at the cross-roads of Ermine St. and the Sleaford to Newark road. The
legend of old Meg and the horse called Blind Byard is fully explained on www.thecyberfarm.com
(a lot better than I could do it). Next time I'm down there I'm going to see if
the mounting stone and the horse shoes are still there- old Meg is said to have
dug her long talons into Byard's rear and she jump at distance of 60 feet in fright!
Please check it out, finding your site made me look into a tale from my childhood." B
is for Black Shuck. There have been many sightings in East Anglia of this 'Black
Dog' legend. Its appearance was seen as a death portent. These phantom dogs are
sighted all over the UK and are usually described as calf sized, with saucer eyes
and a shaggy coat. Phantom dogs are not always black however, another one that
is supposed to haunt the area around Cawthorpe and Haugham in Lincolnshire, is
described as white, but still has saucer eyes and is as big as calf. Another one
of Lincolnshire's phantom hounds is called Hairy Jack. If
you have any legends, myths or sightings to add then email us at lincolnshire@bbc.co.uk

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