Barmishaw is said to translate as ‘Spirit in the woods’. This area of the moor has supposedly played host to a number of strange phenomena including fairies, alien abductions, earth lights and healing wells. Strangely enough the common thread between all the apparitions that have been reprted here is the colour green.
It’s obvious that the moor’s prehistoric inhabitants placed a strong importance in this area due to the number of rock carvings around the hillside spring.