Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's mother lived in Masongill, and the famous Sherlock Holmes author was married in the church at nearby Thornton in Lonsdale in 1885.Some believe that Sir Arthur took inspiration from local folklore, and in particular stories of ghastly goings on at Trollers Gill and the "Barguest" when writing "The Hound of the Baskervilles" in 1901.
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