Archive briefing
The Darkives lists 24 locations where our community has documented several types of phenomena. They span 2 countries, led by the United Kingdom (22) and the United States (2), and the most-recorded areas are East Riding of Yorkshire (3), England (3) and Lancashire (2).
They are most often recorded at woodlands & forests (6), linear earthworks (2) and other places (2).
Where members have identified the kind of several types of phenomena, the most common are ghosts, ufo/uaps & cryptids (9), ghosts & ufo/uaps (2) and ghosts & cryptids (2).
Members have filed 6 first-hand witness reports across 4 of these places; each location page holds its full history, photos and reports.
United Kingdom
22
3 reportsMultiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts, UFO/UAPs & CryptidsA75 Kinmount Straight
Annan, Dumfries and Galloway
The A75 Kinmount Straight, a lonely stretch of road near Annan, is famed for its intense roadside apparitions. Drivers report spectral figures…
RoadOpen file
1 reportMultiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts, UFO/UAPs & CryptidsRivington
Bolton, Lancashire
Rivington is a small village and civil parish in Lancashire, located about 8.5 miles northwest of Bolton and around 6 miles southeast of Chorley. It…
Village / TownOpen file
1 reportMultiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts, UFO/UAPs & CryptidsRoddlesworth Wood
Chorley, Lancashire
Roddlesworth Wood is a stretch of woodland and riverine valley nestled in the uplands of the West Pennine Moors, lying in the border region between…
Woodland / ForestOpen file
1 reportMultiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts, UFO/UAPs & CryptidsWinter Hill
Bolton, England
Winter Hill stands high above Bolton, Chorley, and Horwich — a windswept moor rich in history, folklore, and unexplained mystery. Its towering…
Moorland / HillOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts, UFO/UAPs & Cryptids2026 Continually Creepy Cannock Chase Map
Rugeley, Staffordshire
2026 Continually Creep Cannock Chase Map
Woodland / ForestOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Interdimensional & UFO/UAPsAshby de la Zoucgh Castle
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
The romantic back drop for a scene from the book Ivanhoe, and a possible timeslip portal?
CastleOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts, UFO/UAPs & CryptidsBempton Cliff Car Park
Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
The Bempton Cliff RSPB car park, gateway to one of Britain’s wildest coastlines, has gained quiet notoriety for strange sights and uneasy…
OtherOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Cryptids & UFO/UAPsCannock Chase
Rugeley, Staffordshire
Possibly the most haunted area in England?
Woodland / ForestOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Interdimensional & UFO/UAPCannock Leyline Intersection
Cannock, England
The Cannock Leyline Intersection, deep within the Cannock Chase forest of Staffordshire, is believed to be a powerful point where several ancient…
Woodland / ForestOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Interdimensional & UFO/UAPsClapham Wood
Worthing, West Sussex
Clapham Wood became one of Britain's strangest paranormal hotspots during the 1970s. Missing dogs, unexplained lights, UFO reports, strange physical…
Woodland / ForestOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts, UFO/UAPs & CryptidsDanes Dyke
Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Danes Dyke, an ancient defensive earthwork cutting across Flamborough Head, is steeped in folklore. Its shadowed woods and windswept cliffs are known…
Linear EarthworkOpen file
Multiple Types of PhenomenaDevils Bridge Kirkby Lonsdale
Carnforth, Cumbria
Devil’s Bridge is a medieval stone bridge crossing the River Lune at Kirkby Lonsdale. Built in the late 14th century, it is historically important as…
Bridge / ViaductOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Interdimensional & UFO/UAPsFiley Brigg
Filey, North Yorkshire
Filey Brigg, a long rocky peninsula jutting into the North Sea, is steeped in folklore and danger. Known for ghostly figures on the rocks, strange…
Coast / BeachOpen file
Multiple Types of PhenomenaGrovely Wood
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Grovely Wood is a vast and ancient woodland with reports of dark, grisly folklore and ghostly goings on!
Woodland / ForestOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts, UFO/UAPs & CryptidsHoober Stand
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Hoober Stand, a 1740s stone tower rising above the Wentworth estate, looms over Rotherham’s wooded hills. Built to commemorate the end of the…
TowerOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts & UFO/UAPsKnowlton Church and Earthworks
Wimborne, Dorset
Said to be one of the most haunted locations in Dorset, the ruined church of Knowlton stands upon ancient, ceremonial earthworks creating an…
Linear EarthworkOpen file
Multiple Types of PhenomenaSt. Andrew's Church, Wroxeter, Shropshire
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Saxon church built within the original walls of the Roman city of Wroxeter.
Church / ChapelOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Interdimensional & UFO/UAPStonehenge
Salisbury, England
Stonehenge, the world-famous prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, has long been shrouded in mystery. Beyond its astronomical and ritual…
Henge / Stone CircleOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts & CryptidsThe Mill at Leighton, Shropshire
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The Mill at Leighton, is situated on the road between Ironbridge and Shrewsbury. Strange events and a Time Team excavation are just some of the…
Pub / InnOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts & CryptidsThe White Hart Inn.
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
One of the most haunted pubs in Britain (aren't they all?), connected to Dick Turpin and a bear as a doorman (seriously!).
Pub / InnOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts & UFO/UAPsWharram Percy
Malton, North Yorkshire
Wharram Percy, a deserted medieval village hidden in a remote Yorkshire valley, is a place of silence, ruin, and strange echoes. Its abandoned…
Abandoned / Ghost VillageOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Interdimensional & UFO/UAPWilly Howe Mound
Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
Willy Howe, a large prehistoric burial mound on the Yorkshire Wolds, has long been tied to legends of fairy doors, strange lights, and voices from…
Burial BarrowOpen file
United States
2
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Ghosts, UFO/UAPs & CryptidsMoores Creek National Battlefield
Atkinson, Pender County
Moores Creek National Battlefield, site of the 1776 Patriot victory over Loyalist forces, lies amid pine forest and mist-shrouded waterways. Visitors…
BattlefieldOpen file
Multiple Types of Phenomena › Interdimensional & UFO/UAPNellis AFB Area II
Las Vegas, Nevada
Area II, a restricted section of Nellis AFB near Las Vegas, is officially known for weapons storage and nuclear-security operations. Yet for decades…
OtherOpen file
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