Bottlebush Down

Sixpenny Handley, Dorset · United Kingdom · Natural site

A ghostly rider who once galloped alongside an archaeologist's car.

Bottlebush Down, off the A3081 near Sixpenny Handley, is a place where a ghostly figure on horseback once galloped alongside an archaeologist's car. This is one of the many ghosts of Bottlebush Down. The area has prehistoric burial mounds and a long tradition of supernatural events. Source: Haunted Places in Britain (PDF compilation).

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Where is Bottlebush Down located?

Bottlebush Down is in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, United Kingdom.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.