Throughout history we have attributed worth and sentiment to inanimate objects, things that when looked at out of context or without the language to understand their worth would otherwise appear completely insignificant.
But what of those objects that seem not to conform to the vagaries of the human conscious. Objects that seem to have a power all of their own…
Featuring the extraordinary mystery of The Hexham Heads
More info at www.unexplainedpodcast.com and on twitter @unexplainedpod
Research, writing, music and production by Richard MacLean Smith.
The original Hexahm Heads
Some interesting links:
(See transcript for full list of sources)
1. Compilation of Hexham Heads resources, https://hexhamheads.wordpress.com/
2. The Urban Prehistorian (2014), The Hexham Heads Part 1, theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com, https://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/the-hexham-heads-part-1-the-discovery/
3. The Urban Prehistorian (2014), The Hexham Heads Part 2, theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com, https://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/the-hexham-heads-part-2-tested-and-contested/
4. Hexham Heads Wikipedia page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexham_Heads
5. Clarke, D. (2012), Heads and Tails, drdavidclarke.co.uk, https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/2012/12/22/heads-and-tales/
6. Clarke, D. (2012), Twilight of the Celtic Gods, drdavidclarke.co.uk, https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/2011/03/20/twilight-of-the-celtic-gods/
7. Clarke, D. (2011), Celtic Curse Tested, drdavidclarke.co.uk, https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/2011/05/04/update-on-campaign-to-protect-celtic-shrine/
8. Boothman, N. (2005), The Wolf of Allendale/The Hexham Heads, taken from Fortean Times published on mysteriousbritain.co.uk, http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/northumberland/legends/the-wolf-of-allendale-the-hexham-wolf.html
9. Laycock, M. (2014), Famous Ghost Witness Harry Martindale Dies, yorkpress.co.uk, http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11559578.Famous_ghost_witness_Harry_Martindale_dies/
10. Treasurer’s House Wikipedia entry, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasurer%27s_House,_York#Roman_soldier.27s_appearance
11. Thomas Lethbridge Wikipedia entry, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Charles_Lethbridge