Comments on: The Devil’s Footprints – Devon’s Diabolical Hoofmarks in the Snow

By: David Castleton

David Castleton — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 18:14:54 +0000

In reply to jd. Thanks, JD, fascinating story. It would be great to know more about the strange craft the Yorkshire farmer saw.

By: jd

jd — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 23:59:38 +0000

In reply to bob knowles.

yes bob im with u . ive commented below. the tracks were too straight to be a horse & would start & stop . weird https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-50262655

By: jd

jd — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 23:54:14 +0000

i have seen tracks like these early one Christmas morning about 1987 , on a beach in Shoeburyness , in Essex, As it was Christmas, the tracks were noticeable as it was very quiet & they came from the mudflats as the tide was out. The tracks, which looked like elongated horse shoe prints, went all the way along the beach, not altering despite going over a breakwater fence (about 5 ft high) , then back out to the floods. i did get photos which i showed to the coastguard guy who’d been there for many years but no explanation other than perhaps a lobster pot. I would say Ploughman’s horses would be the closest description though that doesnt explain the fence hopping or indeed the mudflats – it wouldnt be a good idea to ride there . Never explained , although there was a story of a Yorkshire farmer who had seen a strange craft – like a ball on stilts that he reported seeing that left the same tracks. After his report aka Dechmont Woods incident, he froze up but it wouldve explained my sighting

By: bob knowles

bob knowles — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 16:35:12 +0000

the reason im at this point of my search for answers we recently have noticed in the deep snow undisturbed except for strange single hove prints that stop at one point them several feet away a single set of hoof prints that end no way its a deer only the the lone pair of prints with no further trail as if it took flight im going to investigate and attempt to get photos via a trail cam being how i have experience a strand sounding upright creature in the same area in the summer it was a creepy sound it made kinda like a quick squall heeeed sound the area is directly behind my home i live in a rural area and am going to get to the bottom of it via trail cam

By: John F Hall

John F Hall — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:41:59 +0000

I came across a similar story in Manx Folklore of single lined footprints in the snow in a upland area near an ancient monument called
Castle of the Heights ! A tomb with the stones remaining !

By: Colin Arnott

Colin Arnott — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:31:24 +0000

David, I remember this story from when I was a child. My parents had a Reader’s Digest book called something like Mysteries of the Unexplained and I read about it there (along with stories of Spring-heeled Jack and an “ancient” crystal skull). I write to my daughter each month about some unusual fact or fun story and was in the process of writing to her about the Devil’s Footsteps when I found your brilliant blog. Can’t wait to read more.