| In June, 1976 came the announcement that this 730 acre estate had been purchased as a new home for Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips. There was no announcement, except in the Daily Express, however, that the road in which the main gates to the estate lie is genuinely haunted by a headless do g nearly the size of a labrador. Joe Hattersall, a local expert in folklore, who lives near the entr ance to the mansion is quoted as saying "I've seen it four times. It moves fast and silently, then b rushes up against you, and one doesn't hang about when it happens." Another witness to the unusually frightening incident was Fred Webb who saw it when driving down the road. It sounds like the sort of story perpetuated by estate managers or game wardens to scare away poachers but, in this instance, both witnesses are sound and reliable local residents. The case is even more peculiar due to the fact that the dog has been seen on four occasions by one of the witnesses. |
