Purse Caundle, Dorset, England
Purse Caundle Manor
Purse Caundle Manor
The sounds of chanting of plainsong have been reported at Purse Caundle Manor (pictured above), and separately the phantom noises of a hunts-mans horn accompanied by baying of hounds. These are said to belong to King Johns hunting pack and are heard if you wait on the Bowling Green on on Midsummer’s night and on Christmas Eve.
Brooks states that in 1874, the newel staircase was removed following regular appearances of an apparition on it.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe and Britain's Haunted Heritage by JA Brooks.
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Purse Caundle is a village in Dorset, England.
It lies about 4 miles east of Sherborne.
Pictured left is Purse Caundle Manor House courtesy of Steinsky. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
