Archive briefing
The Darkives lists 6 moors & hills where our community has documented paranormal phenomena. All are in the United Kingdom, and the most-recorded areas are Lancashire (3), Derbyshire (1) and England (1).
The phenomena most often recorded at these moors & hills are cryptid sightings (2), ghost and spirit activity (2) and several types of phenomena (1).
Members have filed 3 first-hand witness reports across 3 of these places; each location page holds its full history, photos and reports.
United Kingdom
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1 reportGhost › ApparitionBleaklow B-29 Superfortress Crash Site
Glossop, Derbyshire
High on the moors of Bleaklow lie the haunting remains of a B-29 Superfortress that crashed in 1948. The wreckage still scars the peat, and visitors…
Moorland / HillOpen file
1 reportCryptidGreat Hill
Withnell, Lancashire
Great Hill on Withnell Moor rises quietly above the Lancashire landscape, a rugged summit steeped in old pathways, folklore, and sweeping moorland…
Moorland / HillOpen 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
Ghost › IntelligentPendle Hill
Clitheroe, Lancashire
Pendle Hill in Lancashire is one of Britain’s most haunted landscapes — forever tied to the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612. This brooding moorland is…
Moorland / HillOpen file
UFO/UAPRivington Pike
Bolton, Lancashire
Rivington Pike, crowned by its solitary hilltop tower overlooking Lancashire and beyond, has long been linked to strange lights, ghostly figures, and…
Moorland / HillOpen file
CryptidThe Beast of Odal Pass (Baisd Bealach Odail)
Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides
Bealach Odail, the wild mountain pass of northwest Skye, is said to harbour a violent spirit that haunted road builders in the 19th century…
Moorland / HillOpen file
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