It is widely thought that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his Sherlock Holmes story The Hound of the Baskervilles on the tales of the Hergest black dog. Since Sir Arthur is known to have stayed at Hergest Court and presumably heard of the nearby Baskerville family from Eardisley, then maybe the story is based on fact. This is much local speculation but there is no proof. http://folklorethursday.com/regional-folklore/herefordshire-folklore-legend-black-vaughan-ellen-terrible/
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Date: 2018-10-04 08:01 pm (UTC)http://folklorethursday.com/regional-folklore/herefordshire-folklore-legend-black-vaughan-ellen-terrible/