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In Richmond, North Yorkshire, legend claims a secret tunnel runs between the town's castle and a ruined abbey in the nearby hamlet of Easby. It's said that soldiers one day discovered a mysterious tunnel in the castle dungeons and - due to its narrow dimensions - decided to send a young drummer boy along it while they followed his beats from above. About half-a-mile outside town, however, his drumming ceased and he was never seen again. Folklore states that on dark quiet nights, you can still hear his drumming beneath Richmond's marketplace. Similar legends are found elsewhere. In Edinburgh, a tunnel beneath the Royal Mile was explored by a young piper who met a similar fate and the faint sounds of his bagpipes can also be heard in the wee hours. #Folklore #FolkloreThursday #BookologyThursday #history #mythology #Yorkshire #ghosts #paranormal #gothic #weird

Water spirits can compel their intended victims to come closer to their lake so that they can kill them more easily. #FolkloreThursday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Nixie_in_the_Lake_near_Wanzka

The Devil is said to dwell within a pond near Osterode. #FolkloreThursday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Bath_near_Osterode

There is a rather dodgy crayfish living in the Schöpfs river. #FolkloreThursday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Uncanny_Crayfish_at_Quitzdorf

Strange horses appear near the waters of the Kaliningrad region. #FolkloreThursday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wish_Horse