Victorian Dog Cemetary

[JonathanD]

I was out and about trying to find the first snakes of 2012 today when I came across a hidden Victorian graveyard for dogs in the middle of the forest where I don't tend to go as it is a bit of a slog across fields and up steep hills. Many of the stones have been taken over by shrubbery and been buried by years of leaves and debris, but a few are still visable on the top of a hill. The oldest one was 1818. There is evidence of an old Victorian ruin of somekind with carved gables, but no idea how it pertains to the graveyard.

 

[gabrielsdad]

thats cool. nice to see we've always been a nation of dog lovers

 

[Robbi]

ever read Pet Cemetary by Stephen King ?:yikes: you'd never go there again !

 

[mountainm]

I found one underneath the rhododendrons at clumber park when I was a kid. The fact it was hidden made it feel like my own secret. Never been able to find it since though.

 

[JonathanD]

ever read Pet Cemetary by Stephen King ?:yikes: you'd never go there again !

Yeah, as soon as I found it I thought just that.

 

[launditch1]

Thats brilliant!Theres a couple in my old school grounds and i've also seen a few isolated ones in local villages.Very interesting.Great that the stones are still there...

 

[Robbi]

if i had found that site, there would have been a small cloud of dust heading at high speed towards the nearest village with me in the middle of it !!

so, JD, you up for a dare ? forget the nut man........spend a solo night there !!

 

[Retired Member southey]

Cool find! Was the ground sour?

 

[Silverback 1]

That's very interesting,thanks for posting.

Dogs should be held in such high esteem,they possess many of the great attributes that people are lacking.

 

[JonathanD]

if i had found that site, there would have been a small cloud of dust heading at high speed towards the nearest village with me in the middle of it !!

so, JD, you up for a dare ? forget the nut man........spend a solo night there !!

Hah, I'm up for that. It's a great area. Ghost dogs don't scare me, and they are too old and dead to be any good as zombies.

 

[Robbi]

oh hell ! dog soldiers !

 

[luckylee]

wow, thats a different thing to find mate.

 

[Harvestman]

I'm curious to see the Welsh word 'Llanvihangel' in there. Are you in border country there?

Nice find.

 

[Dreadhead]

braw find there, love the idea of pitching a hammock just out of reach of old zombie dogs

 

[Robbi]

love the idea of pitching a hammock just out of reach of old zombie dogs

man ! have you seen the size of those suckers ! they're 8 feet tall !!

 

[Dreadhead]

always remember your polevault when faced with dog soldiers...

 

[Robbi]

they would steal it from you and turn you into a kebab !

 

[Realbark]

very interesting - thanks for posting

 

[JonathanD]

I'm curious to see the Welsh word 'Llanvihangel' in there. Are you in border country there?

Nice find.

I'm on the borders where South Staffs, Worcestershire and West Mids meet. Plenty far away from Llanvihangel. They must have brought the body back all that way.

 

[Harvestman]

Just looked it up, and it seems that Llanvihangel means 'church of St Michael', and doesn't relate to specific place. I can think of half a dozen Llanvihangels in my area.