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The Spectral Army of Souther Fell

Soldiers in the sky.

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Phantom army

The Spectral Army of Souther Fell

Marching on Midsummer.

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What's there
Bare fell ridge
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Keswick
Tone
Eerie
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Before you go

Open fell; walking routes from Mungrisdale. Check before you go.

  • Souther Fell
  • Near A66
  • The pin marks the spot.
  • DateMidsummer's Eve

An army with no footprints.

Witnesses reported an army marching along Souther Fell, most famously on Midsummer's Eve 1745 when 26 people saw it. When they searched the fell, no footprints were found. The Gentleman's Magazine reported the sightings in 1747.

Sources

  1. Souther Fell, Wikipedia —
  2. Souther Fell, Old Cumbria Gazetteer —

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