The River That Claims Souls & Beckingham’s Black Dog - Phenomenal Nottinghamshire

The mighty winding river Trent, reaching from the North Sea and carving itself deep into the midlands, connects our stories today. 

Among its oldest tales is the legend of the Black Dog of Beckingham. As with so many ghostly canines, this one is always seen as black as night. It emerges from the cemetery, moving purposefully along the road or running silently, following a path toward the old boatyard before taking the south road, across the meadows to the River Trent and vanishing. Accounts of this spectral creature stretch back centuries. 

The River Spirit That Claims Souls
Over the years, the River Trent has bore witness to many grim and grisly discoveries, especially near Clifton, where folklore whispers of a chilling regional belief...  

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Every county has its stories—familiar tales of iconic sites steeped in legend, their myths retold so often they’ve become part of the fabric of local lore. But instead of treading these well-worn paths, let’s venture into the shadows, off the beaten track, where the stories are stranger and less familiar.

Join me as we uncover Nottinghamshire’s hidden mysteries—a tapestry of uncanny encounters, forgotten folklore, and the truly bizarre. Together, we’ll explore tales that have slipped through the cracks of history, delving into the county’s lesser-known accounts of high strangeness.

Kristian