Haunted Warwick Castle : The Dun Cow
A site survey of the haunted castle. Warwick Castle was built in 1068 by William the Conquerer, upon a site which has known previous Saxon and Celtic occupation. Warwick Castle has many Ghosts and Hauntings. One of the more famous being The Dun Cow.
The tower shown in this video is called Guy's Tower - named after Sir Guy, Earl of Warwick - a Norman knight, one of the castle's earliest owners. The legend ( possibly over 800 years old ) says that one evening Sir Guy was returning to Warwick Castle upon his warhorse, when he was confronted by a demon. A giant demonic bull, with Hellfire for breath, and horns as sharp as spears, blocked his way.
Being a brave Norman knight, and being fully armoured and armed, Sir Guy launched an immeadiate attack. After a vicious, violent clash, Sir Guy slaughtered the demon and sent it back to Hell. This legend legitimised the Warwick family name and allowed them to govern the region. Looking more deeply into the legend, many Medieval families often invented a story about an ancestor battling Evil - mainly to bring more honour to their family name. The infamous Elizabeth Bathori, The Blood Countess of Medieval Hungary, claimed her Bathori ancestor battled and killed a Dragon in the marshes of Escad. Therefore the legend of The Dun Cow many have been added to The Warwick family history at a much later stage.
Even though The Dun Cow was slaughtered by Sir Guy Warwick, its influence did not vanish. Amongst the Warwick family The Dun Cow was a symbol of impending death - every time an Earl of Warwick was due to die, the spirit of The Dun Cow would appear to the living within Warwick Castle, as an omen of impending death. This legend has plagued the Warwick family for nearly 1000 years. However, given that the current Earl of Warwick, the last of his bloodline, sold Warwick Castle a few decades ago, and decided to retire to a tropical sundrenched island, there have been no recorded sightings of The Dun Cow in a long time.
Warwick Castle is owned today by a private company and there will be no new Earl of Warwick to one day claim their ancestral home back. Since the legend of The Dun Cow was tied absolutely with the Warwick family, and their continued stewardship of Warwick Castle - it is possible the Haunting of The Dun Cow is finally extinct. The Dun Cow of Warwick Castle.
One of Warwick Castle's famous Hauntings.
See also :
Haunted Stone Circles : The Witch of Mitchell ' s Fold
For Honor: Historical Battles - Guy of Warwick
The Story of Guy of Warwick is apart of the Matter of England, a story of England and romanticism. The story is about a noble knight who tries to win the hand of the beautiful Felice (or Phelice) by taking on grand challenges, such as fighting the Dun Cow, and soon he wins her over. However, he succumbs to his past transgressions and sets off on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. On his return, however, he finds England being attacked by the Danes and takes on the challenge to fight the Dane's champion, a giant named Colbrand.
The story is an amazing and wonderful tale, and I thought I could replicate that in For Honor. I hope you enjoy! Maybe more will soon follow....
Much thanks for LordTarkos14 for playing the role of Colbrand!!
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Mixer - Live! Mr. Brightside, Warwick UK, March 2009
Mixer live at the Dun Cow, Warwick in March 2009 performing Mr Brightside by The Killers
The malignant Ghosts of Warwick Castle
A site survey of the haunted castle. The site which Warwick Castle occupies was first settled during the Iron Age, later it was occupied by the Saxons who used the old Celtic site and turned it into a burgh - a Saxon fortification. The actual castle is Norman in origin, built by William the Conquerer during early Norman occupation, circa 1068. Not only has it witnessed the last 1000 years of English history, but it also has its share of Ghosts. And malignant Ghosts at that. Haunted castles are by no means rare in Britain, yet Warwick is infamous in that its Hauntings are malevolent in nature.
The four known Hauntings ( there may be more ) are :
The Ghost of Sir Fulke Greville ( murdered in 1628 )
The Wicked Witch Moll Bloxham ( late 15th Century )
The Dun Cow ( circa 800 years old )
The Black Dog of Meon Hill ( Neolithic in origin )
For more details on each specific Haunting,
See also :
Haunted Warwick Castle : The Black Dog of Meon Hill
Ghosts of Warwick Castle : The Vengeful Witch Moll Bloxham
Haunted Warwick Castle : The Ghost of Sir Fulke Greville
Haunted Warwick Castle : The Dun Cow
The English Midlands is host to some of the most Evil hauntings within the entire United Kingdom. For more hauntings which have some connection to Warwick Castle,
See also :
The most haunted Bronze Age burial site in Britain : ' Sal ' s Grave '
The most haunted place in Britain : The infamous Meon Hill
The Ghosts of Warwick Castle
A site survey of the haunted castle. Warwick Castle was built in 1068 by William the Conquerer, upon a site which was previously occupied by both Saxon and Celtic communities. Warwick Castle is located today in the town of Warwick, Warwickshire, England. It has many Ghosts and Hauntings, not surprising after 1000 years of history.
There are many Ghosts, not all of whom can be named or identified. However some of the more famous Hauntings are :
The Ghost of Sir Fulke Greville ( murdered in 1628 )
The Wicked Witch Moll Bloxham ( late 15th Century )
The Dun Cow ( circa 800 years old )
The Black Dog of Meon Hill ( Neolithic in origin )
See also :
Haunted Warwick Castle : The Black Dog of Meon Hill
Haunted Warwick Castle : The Dun Cow
Haunted Warwick Castle : The Ghost of Sir Fulke Greville
Haunted Warwick Castle : The last stand of the Witch Moll Bloxham
The Mythical Origins of Warwick
Re-enactment of the death of Guy of Warwick by Jeff Watkin and Roz Crampton: 25th Nov 11
The former Dun Cow at Stretton on Dunsmore - destroyed by fire in 2011
From ourwarwickshire.org.uk:
The Dun Cow was a coaching inn on the London to Holyhead Road, now the A45. It was first recorded in 1731 at Knightlow Hill (near the Knightlow Cross where the Wroth Silver ceremony is held). In the 19th century it moved along the A45 to the current site opposite School Lane in Stretton on Dunsmore. For many years this inn was the site of local inquests and the annual Wroth Silver breakfast.
In the 1930s a new Dun Cow was built alongside the old one and the old building then demolished. The new Dun Cow later became a restaurant (Stretton Place) and a club (Oasis, then Crazy Daisy’s) and finally a Chinese restaurant called Goji with plastic palm trees and a Roman chariot outside – presumably because of the Fosse Way nearby.
Sadly the restaurant failed, was vandalised and set on fire in 2011. The ruin has stood for some years but there is now an application to build on the site so it may soon disappear completely.
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The team are joined by guest medium Ian Lawman at Warwick Castle
The Dun Cow Rib & Natural History Museum Vlog | #wainwrightprize2018
Doing my first review for the Wainwright Prize Shortlist, with John Lister-Kaye's memoir about a budding interest in British nature of the 1950s that led him on to become a nature writer and conservationist. Bonus: a bit of a look into my local natural history museum.
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The weekend of October 17-18th, 2009 Seaport Sams Camping Club held its last campout of the 2009 season at Oak Embers Campground in West Warwick Rhode Island. The weather was cold, rainy and generally very unseasonably nasty but the nine Club families made a good time out of it with good food, beverages and company. This video shows some film video clips and snapshots from the event, which featured a Saturday night Ham And Bean pot-luck supper. Earlier on Friday there was a wine tasting event with heavy appetizers, and Saturday morning a community breakfast of pancakes and sausage. The extra food helped keep the cold and dampness at bay as we close out the 2009 camping season and either get ready to winterize our rigs or head South. seaportsams.org
Haunted Warwick Castle : The twin Omens of Evil
A site survey of the haunted castle. Warwick Castle was built in 1068 by William the Conquerer during early Norman occupation. It has many Ghosts and Hauntings but at least two are malignant malevolent Omens of Evil. If ever either is witnessed by the living, it is said to be a sure sign of impending death.
The Black Dog of Meon Hill, a Neolithic Haunting in origin, is a demonic Hell Hound whose epicentre of Haunting resides at Meon Hill, 16 miles to the south west of Warwick. With glowing red eyes, a mouth that belches sulphurous smoke and claws as sharp as daggers, The Black Dog is the oldest haunting, probably being introduced to the area when the Celts first settled on site circa 2000 BC. Note - The ' demonic ' aspect to this Haunting only really started when Christian theologians incorporated this legend into their own. Previous Pagan communities did not really believe in Demons as they are seen today. However, they did believe in Evil, and The Black Dog was certainly considered as such.
The Dun Cow, a later Medieval Haunting, is another Omen of Evil at Warwick Castle. A giant Demonic Bull, with Hell Fire for breath, and horns as deadly as spears. It is said The Dun Cow was killed by one of the early Earls of Warwick - Sir Guy. Yet it continued to plague the Warwick family as an impending Omen of death. The Dun Cow has been seen several times over the centuries, normally heralding the death of each Earl Warwick. The Dun Cow has not been seen for a long time and given the fact that no Warwick has owned the castle in decades - The Dun Cow and its Hauntings may very well be extinct - given the nature of the Haunting being so closely linked to the Warwick family itself.
The Black Dog of Meon Hill and The Dun Cow of Warwick Castle. If either Haunting is ever witnessed by the living - do not look into their eyes or death will come to claim another soul.
The twin Omens of Evil
Haunted Warwick Castle : The Black Dog of Meon Hill
A site survey of the haunted castle. Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England was built in 1068 by William the Conquerer. Built upon a site which had been occupied since the Iron Age. It has witnessed the course of English history for almost 1000 years. Warwick has many Ghosts and Hauntings, within the castle and within the town itself.
One of the more famous Hauntings of Warwick Castle, and certainly the most oldest, is that of The Black Dog of Meon Hill. A demonic Hell Hound, a harbinger of doom, able to steal souls and able to kill a human with just one glance of its red demonic eyes. The origin of The Black Dog is tied to nearby Meon Hill, a Neolithic and later Iron Age Hill Fort, which lies to the south west about 16 miles away. The Black Dog of Meon Hill is infamous in Midland Paranormal research circles, its legend stretching back to prehistory, firstly Pagan and then later Christian mythology.
Given that the first humans to settle on this site were Iron Age Celts, it is most probable that they brought the legend with them. But certainly, The Black Dog of Meon Hill ranges far and wide across the English Midlands. Held responsible for The Witchcraft Murder of Meon Hill back in 1945, where the Witch Charles Walton was butchered and his corpse mutilated.
Just one of Warwick Castle's many hauntings.
See also :
The most haunted place in Britain : The infamous Meon Hill
The most haunted Bronze Age burial site in Britain : Sal's Grave
Haunted Stone Circles : The Witch of Mitchell ' s Fold
A site survey of the Haunted Henge. Mitchell ' s Fold ( also called Medgel ' s Fold & Madge ' s Pinfold ) is a Bronze Age Stone Henge ( possibly Neolithic ) which is located in the Shropshire hills on the border with England and Wales. It has an elevation of 1083ft. Part of a Neolithic / Bronze Age Religious Complex which also includes two other Henges, both located within walking distance of Mitchell ' s Fold.
To the North East lies :
The Hoarstones ( also called Marsh Pool Circle & Black Marsh Hemford. - 22 metres in diameter, there are 38 standing stones. Two Barrows exist closeby to the North West.
And to the South East lies :
The Whetstones - A now ruined Henge, which was destroyed by blasting with dynamite in the 1860s.
Mitchell ' s Fold has many legends and Hauntings. One legend says that this was the location where King Arthur drew Excalibur from the stone. But the most famous Haunting concerns a Witch, named Mitchell, and a Fairie Queen.
In times of famine, a Fairie Queen who owned the site, took pity on the starving locals and gave them a giant cow, The Dun Cow, which would provide the people with an unlimited supply of milk. The Dun Cow could not leave the confines of the Henge, but would allow the local people to milk her. A local Witch named Mitchell got envious of the Fairie Queen, for her power and the love the local people showed her. So at night she milked the Dun Cow, but her bucket had a sieve at the bottom, so the milk leaked away and flowed down the hill like a river. Mitchell ' s bucket never filling up, she continued to milk the udders, until the Dun Cow, in agony of the endless milking, roared in pain, kicked the Witch and ran off eastwards never to return. The legend goes on to state the Dun Cow settled in Warwickshire, near Warwick castle, where she had a fight with a Knight, Guy of Warwick - who killed the Dun Cow, thereby establishing his family ' s credibility as the noble family in the area - and Warwick castle was built.
After the Dun Cow ran off, the Fairie Queen appeared within the Henge. Both Mitchell and the Fairie Queen exchanged curses and a battle ensued. Mitchell, though an experienced Witch and well versed in Black Magic, was not strong enough to defeat the Fairie Queen - a with a Fairie spell, Mitchell the Witch was turned to stone. And so she remains today, as the central menhir within the Henge. Later, the local people raised more stones around the Henge, in order to keep Mitchell trapped.
Mitchell the Witch is trapped. But not dead.
IF EVER MITCHELL THE WITCH IS RELEASED FROM HER PRISON AND HER FEET YET WALK ON THE SOIL - BOTH ENGLAND & WALES WOULD BE RAVAGED BY HER SUPERNATRAL FURY.
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Haunted Warwick Castle : The Dun Cow
Haunted Warwick Castle : The Ghost of Sir Fulke Greville
A site survey of the haunted tower. Warwick Castle was built in 1068 by William the Conquerer during early Norman occupation. It was built upon a defensive position along the River Avon - a site previously occupied by Saxon and Celtic communities. Warwick Castle has many Ghosts and Hauntings. One of the more famous is that of The Ghost of Sir Fulke Greville, who haunts the tower shown in this video, called The Haunted Tower.
Sir Fulke Greville was Lord of Warwick Castle in the mid 1600s. He had decided to draw up his will and was taking stock of his wealth, and who to leave it to after he died. Sir Fulke Greville had a faithful servant, a man called Ralph Haywood. Ralph Haywood had served Sir Fulke all of his life and had expected, as a long serving loyal servant would expect back in the 1600s, that his Master or Mistress would leave him something substantial. At least a property or pension, for a life of loyal servitude.
Sir Fulke provided Ralph Haywood with only £20. Even in this time £20 was a pitiful amount to reward somebody for a whole life of servitude. It ultimately meant Ralph Haywood would suffer a retirement of poverty. And whats worse - when the will was drawn up, Sir Fulke needing a witness, called upon his loyal servant Ralph Haywood to act as witness. This was in 1628.
When he saw the tiny amount that he was due to receive, Ralph Haywood must have realised his Lord, Sir Fulke, thought nothing of him and cared not about his future. Such betrayal would not go unpunished. Later that evening, when Sir Fulke was in his bedroom, occupying the upper floors of The Haunted Tower, Ralph Haywood stabbed his Lord in the stomach. Sir Fulke did not die immeadiately, he hung on for a month after, in absolute agony. Though some have speculated it might actually have been the medical treatment he received for the stab wound which finally killed him. The wound was packed with goose fat in the belief this would cure the wound. Eventually Sir Fulke died, and it is assumed Ralph Haywood was executed for his crime.
Soon after the Hauntings started. Confined to the bedroom, of what afterwards came to be called The Haunted Tower. The Ghost of Sir Fulke Greville stills haunts this tower. Given the violent nature of his death, and the month long agony as he lay upon his deathbed, it is not surprising his Ghost is still trapped in The Haunted Tower.
In recent times the company who own Warwick Castle have rebranded The Haunted Tower as The Time Tower.
One of Warwick Castle's many Ghosts.
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Abandoned Castle That Sparked the English Invasion of Ireland (Rock of Dunamase)
Explore the history and romantically scenic Irish ruins of the Rock of Dunamase. This lesser known castle played a key part in sparking the English invasion of Ireland led by Norman knights like Richard de Clare, known as “Strongbow.” We examine the causes of the conquest, the castle’s story of cruelty, and the unbridled ambitions of leaders like Dermot MacMurrough (Diarmait Mac Murchada), that would set off 700 years of conflict between England and Ireland. Now abandoned but open to visit, this castle is mostly forgotten today in favor of more popular sites like Blarney Castle or the Rock of Cashel.
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OKEE DOKEE. England For Me at Broadstairs Folk Week. Little Albion, Broadstairs 2012
Okee Dokee at Broadstairs Folk Week 2012 at The Little Albion Inn, St Peters, Broadstairs, Kent, England. 17 July August 2012.
Okee Dokee ( aka The Okee Dokee Band ) play Broadstairs Folk Week yearly.
Okee Dokee are:
Danny Cahill - drums / vocals
John Dewdney - accordion / concertina / percussion / vocals
Phil Gravett - mandolin / guitar / vocals
Mel Stevens - button accordion / tuba
Dick Streeter - bass / whistle / vocals
Dave Toye - guitar / banjo / vocals
Keef Trouble - zobstick / percussion / guitar / vocals
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Warwick Lister-Kaye - Cromarty Rising meeting Inverness 19th November 2016
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Guy's cliff house is situated in Warwick in the west midlands of England!
Guy's Cliffe has been occupied since Saxon times and derives its name from the legendary Guy of Warwick. Guy is supposed to have retired to a hermitage on this site, this legend led to the founding of a chantry. The chantry was established in 1423 as the Chapel of St Mary Magdelene and the rock-carved stables and storehouses still remain. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII the site passed into private hands.
The current, ruined house dates from 1751 and was started by Samuel Greatheed, a West India merchant and Member of Parliament for Coventry 1747-1761. Samuel Greatheed was one of the most prominent slave traders in the Caribbean and later received the large sum of £25,000 in compensation from the government following the abolition of the slave trade The estate also comprised a mill, stables, kitchen garden and land as far as Blacklow Hill.
Blacklow Hill is north-west of the house. It is the site of an ancient settlement and the location of Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall's murder.
In 1308 Edward II travelled to Boulogne to marry Isabella, leaving Piers Gaveston, a Gascon knight to act as regent. Resentment against Edward's rule and Gaveston's position of power grew, some barons began to insist Gaveston be banished. Edward could do little to prevent Gaveston being captured in 1312 under the orders of the Earl of Lancaster and his allies. He was captured first by the Earl of Warwick, whom he was seen to have offended, and handed over to two Welshmen. They took him to Blacklow Hill and murdered him; one ran him through the heart with his sword and the other beheaded him.[
In 1821 Bertie Greatheed erected a stone cross to mark the execution of Piers Gaveston, Gaveston's Cross and later commented in his diary that he could read the inscription on the cross with his telescope from the house.
1900's ONWARDS!
The house was used as a hospital during World War I and in World War II became a school for evacuated children.
Guy's Cliffe estate was broken up and sold in 1947. In 1952 the mill became a pub and restaurant and was named The Saxon Mill, the stables became a riding school, the kitchen garden became a nursery, all of which still exist today. A toll house also stood by the road to the north of the Saxon Mill, but this was demolished in the mid 20th century.
The new owner of the house intended to convert it into a hotel, but these plans came to nothing and the house fell into disrepair. In 1955 the house was purchased by Aldwyn Porter and the chapel leased to the Freemasons, establishing a connection with the Masons that remains today. The roof had fallen in by 1966. In 1992 during the filming of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (The Last Vampyre) a fire scene got out of control and seriously damaged the building, leading to an insurance claim. English Heritage has given the building grade II listed status.
One new house was built within the grounds, Guy's Cliffe House (note: the ruined house and by the 1980s, when the parishes merged, the population of the Parish of Guy's Cliffe was no more than 4 people. The new boundary split the original estate: the stables and nursery are not within the current Parish of Leek Wootton & Guy's Cliffe, but the house, mill and modern homes are.