HAUNTEDKENT
HAUNTED TALES KENT ' S HAUNTED , SPOOKY PAST AND ACTIVITIES
BY OLIVIA RICCINI
WITH SUCH A VAST AND WELL-DOCUMENTED HISTORY THAT SPANS WELL BEFORE THE ROMAN INVASION , ALONG WITH COUNTRYSIDE AND TOWNS THAT BRISTLE WITH ANCIENT LANDMARKS OF BOTH RELIGIOUS AND GEOGRAPHICAL IMPORTANCE , IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE THAT KENT ’ S REVERBERATING PAST , WHICH SITS SWARMED IN STORIES AND FOLKLORE ALONGSIDE THE FACTS , HAS CEMENTED ITS PRESENT IN BEING ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTED AND GHOSTLY PLACES IN THE UK .
As the county that captured the imagination of Charles Dickens and his Victorian relish for the supernatural , Kent ’ s eerie marshes that featured in Great Expectations are not the only area infamous for haunted happenings either . With a plethora of castles , churches , old buildings , and dimly lit cobbled streets , why not let Kent provide you with the ultimate spooky setting this October ? Prepare yourself for some long nights lying awake as you mull over the stories you are about to discover and allow curiosity to lead you by the hand as you fail to avoid the intrigue of the creepiest places in this county .
The Ossuary , Crypt at St Leonard ’ s Church Hythe www . slhk . org / theossuary . htm
The quaint seaside town of Hythe , near Folkestone , is sure to transport you back in time with its charming high-street and independent shops , but delve deeper into its strange past and you will spot the entrance to The Ossuary . Home to the largest and best-preserved collection of ancient human skulls and bones in Britain , this is a place full of mystery and unanswered questions . Consisting of shelves in four arched bays that contain 1,000 skulls in total , and a single stack of bones and skulls measuring 7.5m in length , 1.8m in width and just over 1.8m in height , there are estimated to be around 2,000 individuals here .
The sheer scale is one that is sure to stun visitors when they investigate the crypt , but what remains the most curious fact about this unique place , is that we are still unsure exactly as to who these people were when they lived . Visit St Leonards and read all about imaginative previous interpretations of the collection and who they might have been ; including men who fell in the Battle of Hastings and Black Death victims . Although most of these theories have been disproved , one thing remains for certain , visitors will have a fascinating time down in The Ossuary , Hythe .
THE OSSUARY
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