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Present day and 100 years ago: Some legends never die – they wait for you to come home.
The Witch’s Stone
What you need to know before your trail
When Jess Morgan arrives in Northumberland to research the history of a crumbling chapel, she’s drawn to the legend of the Brinkburn Witch – a woman said to appear when blood is spilled near an ancient standing stone. But the longer Jess stays, the stranger things become. Whispers echo through empty corridors, shadows move where none should, and the boundary between dreams and memory begins to blur.
Over a century earlier, Eliza Stratford turned to the witch for help after a violent betrayal – and sealed her fate with a terrible bargain. Now her story, and the secrets she died to protect, are surfacing again.
As Jess unearths the truth behind the legend, she begins to suspect her own connection to the past runs deeper than she ever imagined – and that some ghosts will do anything to be remembered…
Travel Guide
Brinkburn, Northumberland
The name “Brinkburn” means ‘Brynca’s stream’
The area is linked to folklore, though it is more associated with fairies rather than traditional witches. However, it is notoriously known as a burial place of the Northumberland Fairies, often cited in 19th-century folklore tales.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Witch’s Stone
Destination/ location: Northumberland, Brinkburn Author/guide: Kirsty Ferry Departure Time: Present day and 100 years ago
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