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The Easington Hare

Wounded hare, wounded woman.

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Witch hare

The Easington Hare

The hound found her out.

Stand where it happened

What's there
Hilltop village
Legend from
Peterlee
Tone
Eerie
WitchesShapeshifters

Before you go

Village green; pin is the village. Check before you go.

  • Easington Village
  • Near A19
  • The pin is approximate.

The hare was a witch.

A hare that hounds could not catch was chased by a bloodhound, which caught and wounded its leg as it fled into a cottage. Inside, the huntsmen found no hare, only an old woman bandaging her wounded heel. The Northern Echo says the hound had been suckled at a woman's breast.

Sources

  1. The Easington Hare, This is Durham —
  2. Easington hare, Northern Echo —

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