#handselsisters

Finally found the #HandselSisters tree(s) in #GrovelyWoods 😬😬😬👻👻👻. 4 sisters from #Denmark were murdered as #Witches without trial in #Wilton in #1737 - their arrival coinciding with an outbreak of smallpox which killed 132 local people. 4 mysterious #BeechTrees grew over their final resting places and people still leave offerings to this day against the largest tree. We left a beautifully formed #quartzcrystal in flint stone found in the adjoining field. See below from Wikipedia; The four Handsel sisters were of #Danish origin but they had moved to the Wilton area. Coincidentally, an outbreak of #smallpox in 1737 killed 132 people. The local people became convinced that the #sisters were responsible for the #deaths and accused them of #witchcraft and an alliance with the #devil. Without an official hearing the sisters were taken to #GrovelyWood, #murdered by being #bludgeoned over the head, and buried a little way apart from each other so that they could not conspire against their murderers. There are four #gnarled #beech trees associated with the sisters; because either the trees were planted to mark their #graves or they mysteriously grew on top of the #unmarkedgraves to remind the locals of their dreadful deed. #Sightings of the sisters have been reported over the years. There is a hollow at the back of the largest tree where people leave offerings. The trees are located approximately 50 meters away from the #RomanRoad some ten minutes walk from the Wilton end of the wood. #Folklore #SWisbest #Witch #witchesofinstagram #ghosts #haunted #hauntedwoods #GhostSightings #GhostStories #RestinPeace (at Wilton, Wiltshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsbKu4vgxLc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=aiqf4y26z1c

Finally found the #HandselSisters #tree(s) in #GrovelyWoods 😬😬😬👻👻👻. 4 sisters from #Denmark were murdered as #Witches without trial in #Wilton in #1737 - their arrival coinciding with an outbreak of smallpox which killed 132 local people. 4 mysterious #BeechTrees grew over their final resting places and people still leave offerings to this day against the largest tree. We left a beautifully formed #quartzcrystal in flint stone found in the adjoining field. See below from Wikipedia; The four Handsel sisters were of #Danish origin but they had moved to the #Wilton area. Coincidentally, an outbreak of #smallpox in 1737 killed 132 people. The #localpeople became convinced that the #sisters were responsible for the #deaths and accused them of #witchcraft and an alliance with the #devil. Without an official hearing the sisters were taken to #GrovelyWood, murdered by being #bludgeoned over the head, and buried a little way apart from each other so that they could not conspire against their #murderers. There are four #gnarled #beech trees associated with the sisters; because either the trees were planted to mark their #graves or they mysteriously grew on top of the #unmarkedgraves to remind the locals of their #dreadfuldeed. #Sightings of the sisters have been reported over the years. There is a #hollow at the back of the largest tree where people leave offerings. The trees are located approximately 50 meters away from the #RomanRoad some ten minutes walk from the Wilton end of the wood. #Folklore #SWisbest #Witch #witchesofinstagram #ghosts #haunted #hauntedwoods #GhostSightings #GhostStories #Eerie #EerieAF #RestinPeace (at Wilton) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsbJmopgaPA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7smuqpunqx2q