Monk with Lit Taper Apparition
Coggeshall Abbey, Coggeshall
Coggeshall Abbey, a once-thriving centre of medieval monastic life, is said to be haunted by the ghost of a pallid, wrinkled monk. This eerie apparition has been spotted walking silently around the Abbey's crumbling walls, carrying a lit taper that casts flickering shadows on the stone floors. As suddenly as it appears, the monk vanishes, making its way along the old lanes that wind towards the Blackwater river. The image is one of quiet contemplation, yet the circumstances of the monk's presence are shrouded in mystery.