The Legend of the Headless Woman of the Dalton Barn [Dalton / North Yorkshire / Royaume-Uni] Snippet

Published on Nov. 27, 2025 Themes: Apparition , Fantôme , Nuit , Revenant , Sans tête , 91 vues

The headless woman
The headless woman.
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Available languages: English Français
Source: S. Baring Gould / Folklore
Contributeur: Fabien
Location: Une grange à Dalton / Dalton / North Yorkshire / Royaume-Uni

At Dalton there is [...] an old barn, haunted by a headless woman. One night a tramp went into it to sleep. At midnight he was awakened by light, and, sitting up, he saw a woman coming towards him from the end of the barn, holding her head in her hands like a lantern, with light streaming out of the eyes, nostrils, and mouth. He sprang out of the barn in a fright, breaking a hole in the wall to escape. This hole I was shown some years ago. Whether the barn still stands I cannot s


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