The Dursley Lantern is a piece of local folklore describing a ghostly light that appears above the town on foggy autumn nights. The story goes that a medieval traveller, lost in the mist on the escarpment above Dursley, lit a lantern to find his way but walked over the cliff edge. His light is said to still be seen on misty nights, floating along the hilltop. While the phenomenon is likely caused by atmospheric conditions and distant lights refracting in the fog, the story has been told in Dursley pubs for generations. Some say if you see it, you should not follow.
“His light is said to still be seen on misty nights, floating along the hilltop.”
