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The Screaming Skull of Bettiscombe

Bettiscombe, Dorset

A skull that screams if anyone tries to take it out of the house.

Bettiscombe Manor is said to keep a skull that must never leave the house. Legend says it belonged to an enslaved servant who asked to be buried in his homeland.

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When
From the 1700s
Where
50.7900, -2.8500
Group
Haunted places

Visiting

A private house, not open to visitors.

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