Black Dogs of Leeds Castle

Leeds Castle is situated on islands in a lake formed by the River Len. There are traces of Iron Age activity in the area and there has been a castle on the site since the Saxon period. It is one of the best known castles in Kent and was renovated and occupied throughout the medieval period and beyond.

There have been a number of ghostly sightings here. Legend tells of two black ghostly dogs, one of which brings fortune, the other despair. The spectral mutts are believed to be associated with the treasonous necromancy and witchcraft of the Duchess of Gloucester, Eleanor Cobham, who was imprisoned in the castle.

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