FAERIE LOCALES Where is Faerieland? Some snippets of legend, myth, and theory... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pembrokshire Coast the Welsh thought it to be an invisible island in the Irish Channel just off this coast Laugharne and Milford Haven the faerie are reported to frequent these markets Hy Breasail elusive island to the west of Ireland where they lived Isle of Man British version of the island theory Hollow Hills ancient forts, barrows, and earthworks. May raise itself up on pillars at night during Lammas Tide (August 7). King Arthur may have been buried in one. Silbury Hill, Wiltshire King Sil in his golden armor was buried here atop his horse Bryn y Ellyllon translates to Hill of the Goblins, near Mold, Clyd Flint Castle Neroche in Somerset. Faeries defended their hill from gold seekers by instilling the miners with a fierce panic and they all died within a month of the attempt. Orkney a Trow warned a farmer there not to dig in a certain mound. The warning was ignored and the farmer lost his cattle and family. Faerie Rings faeries dance in circles and their music lures humans to them. Once inside, a human cannot escape unless a human chain from the outside is formed to pull him/her out. Inside, what seems like a couple minutes could actually be several days. Gump Hill near Cornwall, reported to be a popular faerie meeting place Faerie Islands elusive islands where all is happiness, it is always Spring, and no one ages or falls ill. Some float, some are underwater and only come up at night, some are only visible every so often. Among the best known are the Isles of the Blest (a/k/a Fortunate Islands), Tir Nan Og (the Land of the Young), Tirfo Thuinn (the Land Under the Waves), Tire Nam Beo (Land of the Living), Tirn Aill (the Other World), Mag Mor (the Great Plain), Mag Mell (the Pleasant Plain), and Tir Tairngire (the Plain of Happiness). Chaw Gully, Dartmoor The Knockers here are very protective of their mine. Anyone trespassing will be killed when a Knocker cuts the rope and the trespasser falls down the mining shaft. The body is always found the next day neatly laid out at the entrance. Parish of Bodfari, Denbighshire A group of Coblynau were once seen dancing in a field there, dressed as British soldiers with handkerchiefs (red with yellow spots) on their heads. Fincastle Mill It was so haunted no one ever set foot there after dark. One girl who dared to had to defend herself from a leering Brownie who years later killed her by throwing a stool at her. Knockma Hill Under Knockma Hill is King Firvarra's palace. He still holds court there as the leader of the Daoine Sidhe.