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Radio Lincolnshire,07 Sep 2024,4 mins

The tale of the vanished bugler of Kirkstead Abbey

Secret Lincolnshire

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Kirkstead Abbey near Woodhall Spa was one of several in Lincolnshire destroyed during the reign of King Henry VIII. Legend has it that a secret tunnel ran from the abbey to nearby Tattershall Castle and that a man, carrying a bugle to sound an alarm, vanished while exploring it. But is there any truth in the story, and what does it tell us about how folk tales begin and spread?

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