Archaeologists brought in by United Utilities to survey the area found the cottage under a grass mound Engineers have said they were "stunned" to unearth a 17th Century cottage, complete with a cat ...

A 400-year-old "witch's cottage" complete with a mummified cat was unearthed by British engineers excavating a grass-covered mound. Archaeologists were called to the construction project in Lancashire ...

A two-bedroom Inglenook built in the early 1600s with a 'witching post' is on the market for £200,000. Witching posts were made of oak wood and used to support the smoke-hood of inglenook fireplaces.

LONDON (Reuters) - A mummified cat entombed in the walls of a recently unearthed 17th century English cottage has historians speculating whether the building might once have played a part in Britain's ...

Just ahead of the 400th anniversary of the Pendle Witch trials, archaeologists believe the find could be Lancashire’s equivalent of the unearthing of Tutankhamun’s tomb. Engineers undertaking ...

Pendle Hill is a popular walking route for locals and visitors to Lancashire, but some people have been left less than impressed when completing the walk to the top. The Lancashire landmark is “most ...

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THIS walk links the hills and valleys of mediaeval Pendle Forest, a secretive district forever linked with 17th century witchcraft. The villages of Barley, Newchurch and Roughlee were once plagued by ...