Hob Holes
54°31′41″N 0°44′32″W / 54.52801°N 0.7421°W The Hob Holes are caves in the cliffs of Runswick Bay, Scarborough, England which resulted from mining for jet – fossilised wood which is valuable as a gemstone.
A hobgoblin, a bogle, or a hob was rumored to live there.[1] Local mothers would visit the site with their children during low tide, seeking a remedy for whooping cough by calling on the spirit with the words:
- Hob Hole hob, my child has the kin cough,
- Take it off, Take it off!
One account mentions that, apart from aiding with childhood illnesses, the hob would roam the moors behind the bay with a lantern, luring travelers into the rocky pits. On stormy nights, he would offer shelter in his hole, only to abandon them to the rising tide.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Mike Bagshaw (2018), North York Moors & Yorkshire Wolds, Bradt Travel, p. 76, ISBN 9781784770754
- ^ Kai Roberts (2013), Folklore of Yorkshire, The History Press, ISBN 0752485792
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