Phantom Horse Sound
On a windswept hillside road in Clytha, a chilling encounter took place in autumn 1898. A driver and passenger, travelling by horse and cart, were startled by the unmistakable sound of a horse passing them, despite there being no visible sign of an animal. The sudden noise was accompanied by a cold gust of wind, leaving the pair shaken. This eerie experience occurred on a stretch of road where a gruesome murder had taken place a few years earlier.
The historical context of this haunting is rooted in a tragic event. A woman on horseback was brutally decapitated by a former lover along this very road. Such was the nature of the crime that it's little wonder the area has been associated with paranormal activity. The 1898 account from the horse and cart travellers lends credence to the notion that the site retains a residual energy, possibly connected to the violent and untimely death of the woman.
A woman was decapitated by a former lover on horseback
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