Hob wrote:
Gavin Douglas wrote:
There are other legends and ghost stories connected with Rimside, so maybe a folk memory of old has survived?
Aye? Do tell Mr Douglas, that sounds interesting.Rimside is an evocative place, even on a nice sunny day. I've been near there after dark (Millstone burn rock art) and the thought of wandering about in that heather in search of livestock, especially after midnight? Well, I can't see how that could be a fun experience.
It's interesting that it gets no mention in Dixon's 'Whittingham Vale', so maybe the tale had already fallen out of use by the turn of the 19th/20thC.
Ive heard a few stories by word of mouth, about headless appiritions, and that travellers on the old coach road thought it was a "witches trail"
It certainly does have an evocative feel.
I had a look through Whittingham Vale as well..and read the lines that Dixon had wrote.
I'll let you know when I get any sources for any folk lore about the place.
Thanks for getting in touch.
Gavin