Ghosts of Monmouth

Ghosts of Monmouth gathers local newspaper reports and accounts of strange events from Monmouth and the surrounding area. First published in the 1960s, this brief regional collection preserves stories attached to particular places and remembered through local tradition.

Among its reported encounters are the Faceless Lady of Hadnock, phantom coaches and tree spirits, giving the booklet a distinctly folkloric character alongside its ghost stories. Stephen Clarke’s introduction provides the framing text, while the collected accounts reflect the way apparitions, uncanny incidents and older supernatural traditions circulated in Monmouthshire. The result is a compact record of local storytelling, rooted in the landscape and newspaper lore of South Wales.