The Botathen Ghost

South Petherwin, Cornwall · United Kingdom · Natural site

A ghost from 1665 reappeared in 2018 in a house near South Petherwin.

The Botathen ghost is one of the oldest documented hauntings in Cornwall, first reported in 1665 in a field near the village of South Petherwin. As recently as 2018 fresh sightings of the same ghost were reported in a house in the same area. The local parson John Ruddle investigated the case in the seventeenth century, and his account of meeting the ghost became legendary. Source: Haunted Places in Britain (PDF compilation).

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Where is The Botathen Ghost located?

The Botathen Ghost is in South Petherwin, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.