Deadman's Pond

Newfoundland och Labrador · Canada · Natural site

In the "bottomless" pond below the gibbet hill of St. John's, the hands of the executed are said to reach for those who stray too close.

Deadman's Pond lies at the foot of Signal Hill in St. John's, directly below Gibbet Hill — where pirates and criminals were executed and displayed in iron gibbets well into the 19th century. When the corpses had served their grim purpose, they are said to have been weighted down and dumped in the pond, which two centuries of local tradition insist is bottomless. The legends tell of ghostly hands rising from the dark water to grab those who walk too near the edge, and of a spirit that drags swimmers into the depths. A television crew once sounded the pond and found a bottom — but the legend refuses to die, and the pond remains a fixture of the city's haunted hikes.

FAQ

Where is Deadman's Pond located?

Deadman's Pond is in Newfoundland och Labrador, Canada.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.