I am still near, Watching the smiles I prized on earth, Your converse mild, your blameless mirth.[64
- Date of account
- Late nineteenth-century compilation
- Source
- The Ghost World
- Reference
- The Ghost World · selected passage 209
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
Corby Castle, Cumberland, was famous for its 'Radiant Boy;' Peel Castle had its 'Mauthe Doog;' and Dobb Park Lodge was noted for 'the Talking Dog.' Cortachy Castle, the seat of the Earl of Airlie, is noted for its 'Drummer;' and a noted Westmoreland ghost was that of the 'bad Lord Lonsdale,' locally known as Jemmy Lowt…
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyCorby Castle, Cumberland, was famous for its 'Radiant Boy;' Peel Castle had its 'Mauthe Doog;' and Dobb Park Lodge was noted for 'the Talking Dog.' Cortachy Castle, the seat of the Earl of Airlie, is noted for its 'Drummer;' and a noted Westmoreland ghost was that of the 'bad Lord Lonsdale,' locally known as Jemmy Lowther, which created much alarm at Lowther Hall; but of recent years this miscreant spirit has been silent, having, it is said, been laid for ever under a large rock called Wallow Crag. Strange experiences were associated with Hinton Ampner Manor House, Hampshire,[264] and when, in 1797, it was pulled down, 'under the floor of the lobby was found a box containing bones, and what was said to be the skull of a monkey. No regular inquiry was made into the matter, and no professional opinion was ever sought as to the real character of the relic.' Wyecoller Hall, near Colne, is visited once a year by a spectre horseman; and some years ago Hackwood House, an old mansion near Basingstoke, purchased from Lord Bolton by Lord Westbury, was said to have its haunted room, the phantom assuming the appearance of a woman clothed in grey.
Historical context
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Modern context
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