@david_castleton@universeodon.com
2026-03-23 18:00 UTC
Yorkshire is home to several legends of phantom black dogs. One of the eeriest concerns an old packhorse bridge in the hamlet of Ivelet, Swaledale. The bridge is said to be haunted by a headless black dog, who leaps over the bridge's side into the water and can be heard barking at night. Glimpsing the dog is an omen of death - it's claimed anyone who does so will die within a year. The last sighting was about 100 years ago. The bridge also boasts a stone coffin rest - pallbearers would cross it carrying corpses to the churchyard in the nearby village of Grinton. #gothic #folklore #history #Yorkshire #paranormal #ghosts #mythology #Mythologymonday #dogs #architecture #weird
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@fonecokid@c.im 2026-03-23 18:10
@david_castleton❤️Happy Monday👍 💕Thanks for Sharing😍 👋Have a great Day ahead😀
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@Vibracobra23@mastodon.social 2026-03-23 18:31
@david_castleton A lane just up the road from me is reputedly haunted by a phantom black dog.
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@IncHulk@mastodon.green 2026-03-23 23:12
@david_castleton From a technical perspective, I was wondering how a headless dog barks? Maybe I am missing some detail of the legend.