In the early years of the twentieth century, up on Hubbard’s Hills, a young woman lost her beloved terrier down a rabbit warren. As she tried to get the dog out, a Scottish soldier came to her aid. Though they were unsuccessful in rescuing the dog, the couple developed a rapport. Sometime after, the soldier was called away to the Western Front, survived a gas attack, and returned home to Louth to propose to the young woman… and to present her with a new puppy. The couple married and lived many a happy decade together.

After his death in his nineties, the soldier has been rumoured to walk to Hubbard’s Hills with a small dog at his side. Other dog walkers have reported their pets becoming agitated and refusing to go near the spot where the soldier met his paramour, near the top of the hills. The soldier’s apparition is also described as being less of a ghost and more of a memory imprinted on the landscape. For a record of experiences on Hubbard’s Hills and a history of the formation, see the Haunted History of Lincolnshire blog.

ANNA MILON