It's the spooky season, so what better way to celebrate than to share a local tale or two?
To get into the spirit of Halloween, we thought we’d share a little spooky tale about the Oakshaw High Church, in Paisley.
It was built between 1750 and 1754, with the spire being completed in 1770.
did you know?
In 1820, newspapers reported a small ghostly spirit, that locals named - “Wee Leach” - lurking about the spire, causing them to flock around the church, trying to catch a glimpse.
Wee Leach is thought to have been a stone mason, who fell to his death whilst working on the tower. A heart, spectacles and handkerchief are - to this day - carved into the pavement where he is believed to have fallen.
If you stand with a leg in each circle of the spectacles, it’s rumoured you may see Wee Leach clinging to the side of the church spire.
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