DORSET PARANORMAL SOCIETY
Sanford orcas manor / Sherborne
This manor house in the heart of dorset is reputed to be the home of fourteen ghosts,the ghost of a eighteenth century farmer has been seen many times,wandering around the house and grounds.from reports i have read he hung himself from a trap door,although the trap door has been boarded up,he still is said to roam around.Another interesting ghost is that of a sea cadet,after killing one of his freinds,he was locked away in one of the rooms at the rear of the manor for the rest of his life,apparently his screams can still be heard today.Other ghostly inhabitants include a preist,an old white lady and a footman,noises such as bumping and dragging are often heard in the corridors.
Clouds Hill / Wool
This house was once owned by T.E.Lawrence better known as Lawrence of Arabia,he first rented the cottage in 1923 and finally bought it in 1925 as a home for his retirement.Ten years later he left the air force,but in only five days he had died in an awful motorbike accident.It is said that since the accident a man dressed in arab robes has been seen wandering around clouds hill,it is thought to be T.E.Lawrence ,It is also said that the roar of his Brough superior motorbike has been heard,especially near the spot of the fatal accident.
Bottlebush Down / Handley Cross
A horseman dressed in bronze age attire,has been seen on Bottlebush down several times,many respected witnesses have seen this spirit including a archaeologist.The area where this horseman is seen is scattered with iron age remains.
Studland Heath / Studland
Studland heath is known to have a rather an unusual ghost,that of a lone white donkey,the reason this donkey appears is because its owner was brutally murdered by robbers,the donkey managed to escape but it is said the donkey always comes back looking for its owner every 22nd of december.
The Crown Hotel / Poole
The crown hotel has many strange tales reported,one being that of two twins ,as storys go, in the late 17th century these twins were born, but due to being deformed at birth they were kept chained up in a upstairs room,it is rumoured that when they died they were buried under the floor.the noise of children playing has been heard at times,with no explanation.
Shaftesbury abbey / Shaftesbury
According to legend in 1539,The abbess of the abbey gave orders to bury the abbey treasure to keep it safe from Henry VIII.Just before the monk told the abbess where he had buried the treasure, the monk collapsed and died of a stroke.His ghost is seen walking around the abbey ruins looking to tell his secret.
Knowlton Rings / Horton
Knowlton church stands in the centre of a henge dating back 4,000 years to the Neolithic period. Knowlton lacked the standing stones of Stonehenge but probably had upright wooden posts instead. It is said that a large figure of a man dressed in a long cloak haunts the church. Just north of knowlton is a place called Bagmans lane,there resides a much more nasty and terrifying ghost,it is thought to be that of a very large dog [a Black shuck] with glowing red eyes,it comes pounding towards you with real purpose,if it goes past you your fine,but if it stops and growls then youd best head for the local church for complete forgiveness.
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