OBJECT FILE
The Burton Agnes skull ('Owd Nance')
FOLLOWBurton Agnes Hall, Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
THE OBJECT
Burton Agnes Hall in the East Riding of Yorkshire was built in 1601–10 by Sir Henry Griffith. Legend puts the skull of his youngest daughter, Anne, inside a wall of the Great Hall. Human remains: written as such.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
LEGEND. 'According to legend, the skull of Sir Henry's youngest daughter Anne is bricked up in the Great Hall. It is reputed to be a screaming skull, and to return to the house whenever it is removed' (Wikipedia, Burton Agnes Hall). No one has published the skull's exact place or confirmed it is there.
WHERE IT IS NOW
Unknown — kept by Burton Agnes Hall (said to be in the walls). Burton Agnes Hall, Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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TRACE ON THE MAP →1610 — CURRENT LOCATION
POSSIBLE LOCATIONSaid to be bricked into the Great Hall
Burton Agnes Hall, Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date approximate: the house's completion (1610). When the skull was walled in is not recorded.
Source: Wikipedia, Burton Agnes Hall (house built 1601–10; the skull legend)
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