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The haunting of Windhouse; history of Fetlar churches.

Date 13 July 1976
Track ID 86282
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1976.088

Original Tape ID

SA1976.088

Summary

The haunting of Windhouse; history of Fetlar churches.

Jeemsie Laurenson tells of the haunting of Windhouse around 1900. He knew a servant there who witnessed some of the occurrences. A man's skeleton was found outside the house and after it was reburied, the ghostly noises ceased. There was a similar de-haunting of the Büde of Urie on Fetlar.

Pirates stole a church bell during a time of shortage of metal. They lost it in the sand and it was salvaged and installed in the west church at Fetlar. Jeemsie gives a history of the west and east churches of Fetlar.

Item Location

County - Shetland

Parish - Yell

Island - Yell

Village/Place - Windhouse

Language

English, Scots

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good