Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. This week, is opening week and we're looking at ghosts! We're 6 days in, and looking at haunted places from around the world! Today, we're off to Gloucestershire, England, to take a look at the Ancient Ram Inn. Believed to be the most haunted building in Britain, this building is believed to have been built in 1145. The details of its history are quite scarce, but Ley Lines play a role in its haunting. Several ghosts have been seen here, but there's more than meets the eye. What was the building used for? What was discovered when they analysed building materials? What was found at the bottom of the basement stairs? Listen in to hear all the theories!

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References for the episode:

“Ancient Ram Inn Ghost Hunts, Gloucestershire.” HauntedHappenings.Co.Uk, https://www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk/ancient-ram-inn/. Accessed 14 Sept. 2024. 

“Ancient Ram Inn Ghost Hunts, Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire | Haunted Rooms®.” Haunted Rooms®, https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/ghost-hunts/the-ancient-ram-inn-gloucestershire. Accessed 14 Sept. 2024. 

Contributors to Wikimedia projects. “Ley Line - Wikipedia.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 23 Jan. 2003, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_line. 

“Ghost Hunt at The Most Haunted Building in England | The Ancient Ram Inn.” The Ancient Ram Inn, https://ancientraminn.co.uk/. Accessed 14 Sept. 2024. 

Jones, Richard. “The Ancient Ram Inn - Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire.” Haunted Britain - True British And Irish Ghost Stories., https://www.haunted-britain.com/ancient-ram-inn.htm. Accessed 14 Sept. 2024. 

“Mediaeval Mythbusting Blog #26: The Ancient Ram Inn - Triskele Heritage.” Triskele Heritage - Archaeology / Lectures / Publications / Broadcasting, 13 Nov. 2023, https://triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/2023/11/13/mediaeval-myth-busting-blog-26-the-ancient-ram-inn/. 

Sonja. “The Ancient Ram Inn - The Little House of Horrors.” The Little House of Horrors, 15 June 2020, https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-ancient-ram-inn/. 

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