Gentleshaw Windmill is haunted place with a tragic history. The windmill was built in the 18th century, it is located near an ancient pagan burial ground has been the focus of folklore and paranormal investigations. It is reported that two children died here under mysterious circumstances and their ghosts still haunt the location along with a shadowy figure that may be connected to their deaths.
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The exact details of the children's deaths are unclear, but according to some sources they were the son and daughter of a miller called Bonell who lived near the windmill in the 19th century. One day, the children were playing near the windmill when a gust of wind caused the sails to spin and hit them. Killing the children instantly.
Their father was devastated and blamed himself for their deaths.
He buried the children in a nearby field nearby field and later hanging himself from the mills tower. Other sources suggest that the children were killed by a mysterious man who was seen near the mill before their death and who may have been involved in dark rituals.
It's been claimed that the ghosts of the children have been seen near the windmill and also the nearby field where their bodies are said to be buried.
They have been described as wearing old-fashioned clothes and looking sad and confused.
People have reported hearing children crying and laughing late at night.
