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232. Exploring a haunted ruined chapel lost in a Dorset woodland

232. Exploring a haunted ruined chapel lost in a Dorset woodland

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232. Exploring a haunted ruined chapel lost in a Dorset woodland

FromThe Plodcast

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Feb 6, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, Plodcast regular Kevin Parr explores a lost church in Dorset. St Luke's Chapel was built to serve the village of Sterte near Abbotsbury, in the 1240s. The chapel remained in use until the mid 16th Century when it was abandoned following the Act of Supremacy (1534) that gave Henry VIII the power to disband religious buildings.

All that remains of the chapel (and the village) is a single wall and arch, which stands deep in the woodland of Ashley Chase, although a more recently constructed altar carries votive offerings and painted stones left by the handful of visitors who pick through the trees to pay homage. Kevin samples the atmosphere of this eerie place and looks for ghosts.

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Released:
Feb 6, 2024
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Podcast episode

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