Kitty Jay's Grave | Series 5 Episode 7: Devon
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On this week's episode Eleanor is taking us on a pixie-led journey down to Devonshire in England's South West and telling us her take on the legend of "Kitty Jay's Grave."
We start off chatting about St Cecilia and her death-defying life of chastity and angel-seeing, and after that we're bombing down the A303 to Devon, one of Martin's favourite counties and one cream-and-then-jam-packed with folklore!
We chew over topics such as the wild and mysterious landscape of Dartmoor, the wolf-taming wanderer St Petroc, the 16-sided grotto of A La Ronde, and much more, all before Eleanor explains the difference between Devon Flats and Devon Splits, chats through the county's rich culinary heritage, and offers up a recipe for this week's County Dish, Graveyard Pie...
As for folklore, interspersed with some excerpts from next Saturday's Local Legends interview with Devon's-own Mark Norman, host of The Folklore Podcast and author of many truly excellent books on folklore here and abroad, we talk about the county's legacy in witchcraft and 'piskies,' ghosts including Lady Howard and her carriage of bones, Cutty Dyre, the Ogre of Ashburton, and much more besides.
Then it's on to the main event: Eleanor's story, "Kitty Jay's Grave" which, fair warning in advance, might just leave you in tears as it did Martin!
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