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Mandatas · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:56 am Post subject: Strange things in Kent

Anyone know anything about any of these?

A25 - A couple of years ago I was out for a run and was passing the fishponds just as dusk fell, and saw a large white object moving down the hill towards the path in front of me. At first, I thought it was a small white 4X4, until I realised that there was no sound, and also that the path was not wide enough for a vehicle at that point. I watched as the object carried on down the hill, and disappeared from my view behind a mound.

When I got to the point that the object would have crossed the path I was on, there was nothing to be seen.

M20 - have just seen seven bright star shaped lights above the hills over the eurotunnel terminal. we viewed them from the west end of Folkestone near the Grand. Any one else experience this?

Bromley - I saw something in Bromley in 1996, I was walking in Chattenden Road (midway between Bromley and Bromley Common). I had been out for a meal with two friends, I had very little to drink and it was a clear March night. I saw a man dressed in a Navy Blue uniform walk towards us on the street, the person didn't seem to look at us at all and when he passed by but I felt very uncomfortable. I was so uneasy I turned my head around as soon as we had passed but he had gone,

Black Dogs - Legends of ghostly black dogs, and hounds of Hell, are common throughout the world, from Black Shuck, Stryker, Guytrash and Padfoot in the UK, to Garm of Norse mythology. From the headless 'graveyard dogs' of the U.S.A, to Jersey's 'beast' of Bouley Bay, they exist as omens of death, harbingers of doom, phantom canids said to prowl ancient 'coffin roads' or 'corpse paths', protectors of the dead, guardians of Hades gates.

Kent has its fair share of legendary Black dogs, with the neighbouring county of Sussex also having its own pack of solitary ghost dogs, from the beast said to roam Black Dog Hill, the yapping Wish Hounds and Ditchling's headless spectral dog.

These legends are not age-old superstitions or ancient fears of man, but very active spooks, often said to appear as black, calf-sized phantoms with fiery eyes which disappear on sight. The most famous of Kent's enigmatic dog shades is the Great Chart phantom, said to have materialised in the village church several centuries ago, killing several locals in attendance before exploding into a ball of fire. The Isle Of Sheppey also has a phantom dog, it haunts areas of Shurland Hall and appears at dusk, roaming the marshes, although like many of these phantom hounds, may well be confused with reports of roaming, flesh and blood Black Leopards which have inhabited the UK for several centuries also.

Folklore states that a long-bodied hound with human facial features haunts part of old Cranbrook High Street, and the haunted village of Pluckley can boast a couple of strange hounds, one, a whitish dog has been sighted in and around St. Nicholas Church, whilst the other, a stocky manifestation has been seen on several foggy roads at night by motorists, although they could well be seeing large cats.

The most intriguing ghost dog of Kent surrounds the eerie location of Blue Bell Hill near Maidstone where much high strangeness often occurs, mainly due to its dark history. Legend has it that a white, Alsatian-sized dog frequents the lanes from Tunbury to Ayelsford, and such a beast was seen in January 2001 by a motorist at 10:35 pm. A Mr. Flynn was driving on the wet and windy night towards the foot bridge that crosses near to the Ayelsford turn-off, Maidstone bound, when a large, whitish dog sped across the road, causing him to brake suddenly. Another vehicle, a dark-coloured Mercedes seemed unaware of the dog, as Mr. Flynn believes that it would surely have hit it as it was going faster than he was.

The dog went under the central reservation then straight over the Chatham bound carriageway where there was no oncoming traffic. A Victorian account from a Reverend Edward H____, also spoke of a large dog in the area, this time between Boxley and Burham, where it was sighted by the Revd. and a friend who were returning from Boxley Church. At a point where the road ascended the two witnesses stopped for a break but when they looked back, on the path from whence they had come, stood a tall, lean hound with pricked ears, and at least calf-sized.

Legend has it that a big, spectral dog haunts the Pilgrim's Way with the earliest reference to such an animal traced by Charles Igglesden in his Saunters In Kent, in a letter from the seventeenth century which states: "July 1654, today a man was found dead on the upper road, the Great Dogg having been seen again." Allegedly, this 'dog', had also been sighted in 1745 by two peddlers heading towards Medway from Trottiscliffe. They described the creature as, once again, "…a great lean hound with prick't ears..", which appeared behind them and later appeared ahead of them before savaging one of the peddlers to death who was buried on the spot.

Is it at all possible that what these peddlers saw was indeed a 'big cat' something akin to a Cougar (Puma) ? Several descriptions of these animals were from a distance, describing an animal easily able to kill a man, of lean appearance and upstanding ears, which slinks from pathways only to appear up ahead.

Black Dog lore is rife throughout the United Kingdom, in Sussex locations of such phenomena have been given names such as Black Dog Copse accordingly, hounds cross these borders into Kent, appearing as headless phantoms, and also black or white, walking ley-lines, ancient pathways and at times roads connected to churches or monolithic burial sites. These legends have embedded themselves in the human mind, and have become potent as folkloric fears, but they are dying out, swamped by the very real phenomenon which concerns reports of exotic cats county wide. Is there a connection? At times, yes. However, it is clear that with some reports we are most certainly dealing with floating, spectral hounds of Hell, spewed forth from some unseen void, appearing as grim shadows on country lanes, a reflection of times past, but very much a force to be taken seriously, hence their staying power.

Oxney Bottom - Easter weekend of 2000, I was driving along the A258 to visit my sister for the weekend. I was coming up to a crossroad when saw a woman standing in the side road. I was surprised and thought how dangerous it was to be standing there. As I passed the turning I saw her more clearly. Although I could not see her features, she was completely grey from head to toe. The outline of the clothing was very defined, so much so that it felt strange to see something so clearly when travelling at that kind of speed. I didn't believe in ghosts until that day. But I know I saw the grey lady of Oxney that day.

Twenty years ago whilst visiting the area I happened to walk to St Margaret's Bay late one night passing through the area that I now know to be called Oxney Bottom. It was a terrifying experience, there was definitely something in the copse beyond the road. I was scared stiff at the time but told myself it was just people messing around. Now I'm not so sure.

These details have been taken from this website http://www.yourcounty.co.uk/Kent51/index.html, have a look cause there are more stories/info on there.

Manda
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