Burgh Island, Devon, England

Burgh Island

Tom Crocker

The ghost of Tom Crocker, a pirate who used the island as his lair, reputedly haunts the island (pictured above). The apparition is said to walk the island during the third week in August, which coincides with the anniversary of his execution by hanging in 1395. Locals and holidaymakers celebrate the occasion with an annual celebration.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.

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Burgh Island is a small tidal island on the coast of South Devon in England near the small seaside village of Bigbury-on-Sea.

Pictured left is Burgh Island seen from the mainland courtesy of Mick Knapton. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.