Ghostly spaceman, unexplained car crashes and mythical beasts: How Britain is full of supernatural mysteries which may never be solved

From mysterious beasts to ghostly apparitions, Britain seems to have experienced more than its fair share of supernatural phenomena.

While some - such as the Loch Ness Monster and Jack the Ripper - are globally famous, others have remained more obscure.

And although many of the mysteries have been written off as perfectly natural happenings, none has ever been comprehensively solved or debunked.

A list of the country's most enduring spooky puzzles, originally compiled by Brilliantly British, shows the vast range of creepy goings-on around Britain.

Land of legends: This map shows the location of 11 of the spookiest mysteries to have taken place in the UK

Land of legends: This map shows the location of 11 of the spookiest mysteries to have taken place in the UK

1) THE SOLWAY SPACEMAN

Amateur photographer Jim Templeton took a series of photographs of his young daughter in 1964 while on a day trip to Burgh Marsh, overlooking the Solway Firth in Cumbria.

When he had the pictures developed, he noticed for the first time that there was a ghostly figure in white, apparently wearing a space helmet, standing in the background.

Eerie: This photograph by Jim Templeton shows his daughter - and a mysterious figure in the background

Eerie: This photograph by Jim Templeton shows his daughter - and a mysterious figure in the background

Templeton, insisting that there had been no one nearby when the photograph was taken, reported the matter to the police - but was told it was not suspicious.

Soon afterwards, he received a visit from two men who said they worked for the Government and referred to themselves by number rather than name.

Some have suggested that the 'spaceman' was just Templeton's wife, standing with her back to the camera - but he insisted she was not in the shot at the time he took it.

2) BELLA IN THE WYCH ELM

Read more @ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3170712/How-Britain-supernatural-mysteries-never-solved.html


"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us."  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~