Old Woman of the Mountain
ancestor mountain Welsh single tradition · 1
The Old Woman of the Mountain is a gwyll who haunted Llanhyddel Mountain in Monmouthshire. Popular tradition in that district held that she was the ghost of a woman who had been regarded in life as a witch. She is known to utter strange cries and shouts throughout her mountain in order to frighten wayfarers.
When
- First attested
- 1800 CE
- Attested period
- 1800 – 1800
- Historical notes
- Documented in 19th-century folklore collections.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“One gwyll in particular was known as the Old Woman of the Mountain who haunted Llanhyddel Mountain in Monmouthshire, and the popular tradition in that district was that she was the ghost of a woman who had been regarded in life as a witch. She is known to utter strange cries and shouts throughout her mountain in order to frighten wayfarers.”
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