Meg Shelton (died 1705) known as the "Fylde Hag" was an English woman  accused of witchcraft. Her grave can be seen at St. Anne's Church in  Woodplumpton, now part of the City of Preston district of Lancashire.  Meg Shelton's real name is recorded by St Anne's Church as Margery  Hilton.

The Woodplumpton 'witch' is reputedly buried upside down with a boulder on her grave...

Accused of using witchcraft to destroy crops, steal milk and transform  herself into animals, Meg Shelton was subject of many fantastical tales  and stories. Most traditions have her body being found crushed against  her cottage wall by a barrel. According to some versions of the story,  the unusual death was seen by villagers as a sign that the Devil had  come to claim her.

Meg Shelton was buried in St Anne's churchyard, but her body refused to  stay underground. The following morning, her corpse was found lying  beside her grave. She was reburied, and once more her corpse reappeared.  Finally, the priest performed an exorcism and Shelton was buried for  the third time, but this time she was interred in a narrow vertical  hole, like an oversized post hole, and she was inserted upside down, so  that if she tried to dig her way to the surface she'd be going the wrong  way. Finally, a boulder was placed over the top of her unusually-shaped  grave.

You'll see her tomb three or four times in my flight... Can you spot it??? Dare you look?



Paul.

Very nice production. Nicely macabre subject     @DAFlys will be sorry he missed the chance to visit in passing.

Blériot53 Posted at 8-28 12:37
Very nice production. Nicely macabre subject     @DAFlys will be sorry he missed the chance to visit in passing.

@DAFlys has plenty of time to worship here...  ;)

Paul.

Paul Bilbo Posted at 8-28 13:07
@DAFlys has plenty of time to worship here...  ;)

Paul.

Either the one fenced in or the vertical contraption. Interesting story. Oh, okay, got that wrong. Really strange stone. Interesting 3-aisled hall type church

Depp Posted at 8-28 21:51
Either the one fenced in or the vertical contraption. Interesting story. Oh, okay, got that wrong. Really strange stone. Interesting 3-aisled hall type church

Its an old church with nice history:

https://www.stanneswoodplumpton.org.uk/parish-history/history-of-st-annes/

Paul.

What an incredible story,   Im surprised no-one has done geophysics on it.

DAFlys Posted at 8-28 23:08
What an incredible story,   Im surprised no-one has done geophysics on it.

To complex for northerners to do, lol...

Paul.

Paul Bilbo Posted at 8-28 23:59
To complex for northerners to do, lol...

Paul.

lol,  now thats too funny.  

Great video.  Quite the interesting location.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-29 03:15
Great video.  Quite the interesting location.

Thank you, glad you liked it.

Those who stayed to the end seemed to enjoy the closing scene quite a lot, lol...

Paul.

I managed to spot it on first try

Nice steady footage and an interesting backstory. I recently played a horror story video game that involved witch trials in it's narrative. The stuff could get really morbid and cruel.

HGDC84 Posted at 8-29 10:40
I managed to spot it on first try

Nice steady footage and an interesting backstory. I recently played a horror story video game that involved witch trials in it's narrative. The stuff could get really morbid and cruel.

The burial is oddly not unique i discover3d today... there are allegedly many witches buried in consecrated grounds....

Thanks for watching.

Paul

Paul Bilbo Posted at 8-29 03:19
Thank you, glad you liked it.

Those who stayed to the end seemed to enjoy the closing scene quite a lot, lol...

You're most welcome Paul.  

The closing scene definitely was worth watching all the way to the end.  

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I saw her grave (the stone…) at 1:32, it is just left of the weathervane, next to the walkway.

And again at 2:15, just to the right of the wrought iron fence.  

Did you know that the iron fence is not just decorative?  It was placed around cemeteries to protect the living from the spirits of the dead.  People believed that the ghosts of their dead loved ones could follow them from the cemetery if preventative measures were not made.  Iron was believed to ward off both benign and evil spirits.

So, perhaps the fence us also there to ward off the evil spirit of Fylde Hag whose grave is lying near by…

What I do not understand is why she was buried within the Church's Cemetery which is considered "Hallowed Ground."  Witches and their ilk (warlords, etc…) were typically buried in swamps or bogs, but never inside a church cemetery…

And of course, a nice finale starting at 3:27…

LoudThunder Posted at 9-3 08:45
I saw her grave (the stone…) at 1:32, it is just left of the weathervane, next to the walkway.

And again at 2:15, just to the right of the wrought iron fence.  

If you search Google for "How many witches buried in a churchyard" and choose images, you'll see plenty photos of witches beineg buried on consecrated ground...

I didn't know about the railings though.

The ending - it worked out pretty well - planned it as best I could (despite the wind seemingly getting stronger the closer I was to the tomb...)

Paul.

Perhaps the folks in the UK were a bit more "Christian" about dead witches than the folks were in the US (actually, the Colonies in the 1690s…)

As convicted witches, the Salem Witch Trials victims were not allowed a Christian burial in consecrated ground. As a result, it is not known where they were buried.  After each victim was executed at Proctor's Ledge, their body was cut down and placed in a shallow grave in a rocky crevice at the execution site.

https://historyofmassachusetts.o ... es%2C%20the%20Salem,crevice%20at%20the%20execution%20site.

The last witch to be executed in the Colonies was in 1727…  However, 150 years later, we gave it one more try and the last witch trial was also in Salem, Massachusetts in May 14, 1878.  The case was dismissed…  No execution…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witchcraft_trial_(1878)

I think many stories passed down over the years are intruguing.

One of the UK's most famous witches is mentioned in this story and it says she MAY be buried there - in the churchyard....  https://www.spookyisles.com/pendle-witches-guide/

Either way, best we watch our backs and listen for things that go bump in the night....

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Must have been a good witch

fans1bd29051 Posted at 9-4 14:20
Must have been a good witch

That would depend on whether she was meant to have ruby slippers...

Paul.

Margery Hilton, accused witch, buried upside-down with enduring tales, enigmatic grave.

Jilleecox Posted at 9-5 03:24
Margery Hilton, accused witch, buried upside-down with enduring tales, enigmatic grave.

Absolutely Jillie, all that fame she has....

That was no boulder.she could get out of there easily

djiuser_cOj8No7y6Ksa Posted at 9-6 04:18
That was no boulder.she could get out of there easily

The story goes that she did twice! Thats why she was pointed towards Australia the 3rd time, lol...  

Paul.

Nicely done Paul, and very interesting history behind your creation!!

JodyB Posted at 9-8 08:10
Nicely done Paul, and very interesting history behind your creation!!

Thank you JodyB for watching - this video seems to be getting a bit more interest than my usual numbers - over 1.2k now!

Paul.

Nice Job. Well Done.

BetterBizTech Posted at 9-8 17:08
Nice Job. Well Done.

Thank you  

Paul.

Normal profile?

djiuser_gf3tT9N8N5RZ Posted at 9-16 02:19
Normal profile?

It was normal profile, but i had to make a couple of small changes with the light

Paul

Very well done, and terrifying story!

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jadarius Posted at 9-22 07:13
Very well done, and terrifying story!

Thank you, don't turn off the lights toinght.... ;)

Paul.

What's happening with that reflection @1:53 a couple instances - I guess the shape of the glass is giving off some interesting distortion.

FlyNow Posted at 9-23 12:34
What's happening with that reflection @1:53 a couple instances - I guess the shape of the glass is giving off some interesting distortion.

Maybe that's the ghost - waving her arms around (a bit Scooby Doo though, lol)...

Paul.

Nicely captured!

Montfrooij Posted at 10-23 22:44
Nicely captured!

Thank  you   

Paul.

Paul Bilbo Posted at 10-23 22:51
Thank  you   

Paul.

You're welcome!