The X Files - Britain's mysterious sites

This summer, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles of Mulder and Scully in The X-Files: I Want To Believe. We take a look at some of Britain's most famous mysterious sites.


Stonehenge - Constructed around 5000 years ago, mystery still surrounds how the stones were erected and for what the site was used.

Silbury Hill and Avebury
- The ancient stone circle at Avebury and the artificially constructed Silbury Hill are among the most ancient and mysterious sites in the UK.

Tintagel Castle - Many legends surround Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, which is often associated with King Arthur.

Loch Ness - From 1934 onwards, there have been sightings of a strange sea monster in this Scottish loch.

Lynmouth - 35 people died in this small Devon town in 1952 in a flash flood. Many people believe RAF weather control experiments were to blame.

Berwyn Mountains - In 1974 police and mountain rescue teams responded to reports of a loud explosion and strange lights in the sky. Conspiracy theorists believe a UFO crashed and the government covered it up.

Rosslyn Chapel - Popularized in Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code, Rosslyn Chapel is believed by many to be the site where the Knights Templars buried their treasure.

Rendlesham Forest - This forest in Suffolk is site of Britain's best-known UFO encounter in December 1980. UFO enthusiasts still go on skywatches there.

Glastonbury - This Somerset town is the centre of numerous legends, including the theory that Mary Magdalene is buried there.

Ikley Moor
- A retired police officer took a photo on Ilkley Moor that some people believe to show an extraterrestrial.

Bonnybridge
- This Scottish town near Edinburgh has been a UFO hotspot since the Nineties. A local councillor wants to twin the town with Roswell.

Bodmin Moor - The Beast of Bodmin has been seen and photographed several times. Many people believe it is a puma, lynx or some other big cat.

Exmoor - Numerous big cat sightings have been reported in this desolate North Devon Moor.

Broad Haven - This Pembrokeshire town was the centre of a UFO flap in 1977 and many children at the primary school saw a UFO land and witnessed a figure in a spacesuit.

Alton Barnes - This tiny Wiltshire village has seen more crop circles than anywhere else in Britain.

Cannock Chase
- This area of Staffordshire has been the site of numerous UFO sightings and ghostly encounters.

London
- Disproving the theory that UFOs are seen exclusively in the country, MoD UFO files show there are more sightings in the capital than anywhere else.

Borley Rectory - Until it was destroyed by fire in 1939, this rectory in the Essex village of Borley had a reputation as the most haunted house in Britain.

Pluckley
- This small village in Kent is sometimes known as the most haunted village in the UK.

The Tower of London - The most haunted building in the country today.


The X-Files: I Want To Believe will be released in UK cinemas on 1st August 2008.



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