, a Witchy Wednesday article

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A Witches grave! 

Welcome to another Witchy Wednesday. This weeks article is about Mag Shelton. 

In 1705, an elderly woman called Mag Shelton was found crushed between a barrel and the wall of her cottage. Long feared as a witch who, through dark magic, had sold her soul to the devil, her neighbours in the village of Woodplumpton, England buried her underneath a large boulder. It was hoped that such would stop her from rising from her grave. After all, there were many strange and creepy rumours about her paranormal powers. An exorcism was even allegedly performed at her gravesite to stop her from haunting the area and put an end to her devilry. Even so, her legacy lived on, and indeed grew, with Meg Shelton today being remembered as the Witch of Woodplumpton, the Hag of the Fylde.

Please watch the video below by The Paranormal Scholar


 
Links to great articles about Meg Shelton. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/Legend of shape-shifting witch 'buried head first'


https://northernlifemagazine.co.uk/witch-is-the-real-grave/


https://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/folklore/meg-shelton-the-fylde-witch/


https://www.lancastercastle.com/history-heritage/further-articles/other-witch-stories/


https://uclanpublishing.com/news-events/the-witching-stone/

Thank you for joining me, please visit again soon for more interesting folklore stories. 

Kat 🥰

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