Denbighshire Folk Tales

Fiona Collins gathers Denbighshire stories shaped by the county’s castles, wells, hills and historic communities. The collection includes reported hauntings at Bodelwyddan Castle, the White Lady of Dyserth, a corpse candle at Melin y Wig and ghostly monks at Rhuddlan, alongside accounts of the Gwyllgi and the Dragon of Denbigh.

The wider selection brings together tales of giants, fairies, the Washer at the Ford and Tegla’s Well, with stories associated with Arthur in Ruthin and Owain Glyndŵr. Collins also retells the second branch of the Mabinogion, placing local legend within the broader tradition of Welsh storytelling. Her research draws on stories gathered in both Welsh and English.