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The Longdendale Lights
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First Sighted: Unknown
Location: The High Peak in Derbyshire, England
The Longdendale Lights have been witnessed for centuries in Longdendale valley itself, and the surrounding area. Here there are crags and hills with names such as 'Shining Clough', and 'Lantern Pike'.
In fact there are many tales of women who carry lantern in the night ( for example 'Meg O' Th' Lantern', & 'Peggy Wit' Th' Lantern' ).
The lights are generally called 'Devil's Bonfires' by the people of the valley. In this name you can see the echoes of the old fear that the lights used to present to local folk. There is the well recounted tale of the lights seen by the Crowden Youth Hostel in 1982, which has even made T.V. One local resident tells of how he's seen the lights in the area ( which contains 'Shining Clough' ) over 30 times in the 16 years he's been living there.
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