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negative grave
Another angle of the crossroads and grave with a negative finish
This is the famous Jay's grave on the crossroads near swallerton gate,Dartmoor, Devon (732799).
This is the sad story of Kitty Jay, who was a tenant farmer who fell in love with the landowner's son and, persuaded by his stories of love, marriage and a life of happiness, was seduced by him. When, after a long night of passion, she reminded him of his promises, he laughed at her, telling her he would never marry so lowly a person, especially one that would contemplate sex before marriage! Kitty went home and after a long day of inconsoluble sadness and hanged herself in her father's barn. Suicides were not allowed a christian burial and their spirits were feared by local folk. Kitty was therefore buried without ceremony at this crossroads, the hope being that her spirit, confused by the number of roads, would not wander and so would not be able to plague the neighbourhood.
Many years later a man wanting to know the truth of the story excavated the grave site and found that it did indeed contain the skeleton of a young woman. the man created the grave pictured above with a new headstone. There the story would have ended, but it is said that flowers are regularly placed on the grave by a ghostly hand and that those who stay at the crossroads at night to try to watch are driven away by perceived terrors before the flowers arrive. As you can see the ghostly hands have been very busy as there are numerous flowers in attendance.
negative grave
Another angle of the crossroads and grave with a negative finish
This is the famous Jay's grave on the crossroads near swallerton gate,Dartmoor, Devon (732799).
This is the sad story of Kitty Jay, who was a tenant farmer who fell in love with the landowner's son and, persuaded by his stories of love, marriage and a life of happiness, was seduced by him. When, after a long night of passion, she reminded him of his promises, he laughed at her, telling her he would never marry so lowly a person, especially one that would contemplate sex before marriage! Kitty went home and after a long day of inconsoluble sadness and hanged herself in her father's barn. Suicides were not allowed a christian burial and their spirits were feared by local folk. Kitty was therefore buried without ceremony at this crossroads, the hope being that her spirit, confused by the number of roads, would not wander and so would not be able to plague the neighbourhood.
Many years later a man wanting to know the truth of the story excavated the grave site and found that it did indeed contain the skeleton of a young woman. the man created the grave pictured above with a new headstone. There the story would have ended, but it is said that flowers are regularly placed on the grave by a ghostly hand and that those who stay at the crossroads at night to try to watch are driven away by perceived terrors before the flowers arrive. As you can see the ghostly hands have been very busy as there are numerous flowers in attendance.