# The Pit of Ghosts: Morfa Colliery’s Haunted History

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Podcast: [The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858)
Published: 2026-06-27T23:00:00+00:00
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Before the 1890 Morfa Colliery disaster, miners claimed they heard strange sounds in the four-foot seam, including doors opening and slamming in the darkness, and some believed the pit was warning them of fire or explosion. When the mine later exploded and dozens of men and boys were killed, those ghost stories entered the inquiry itself, turning Morfa into one of Wales’s most unsettling haunted mining legends. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://folklorethursday.com/halloween/the-pit-of-ghosts-exploring-the-haunted-mines-of-victorian-wales/ https://theatr-nanog.co.uk/ghost-morfa-colliery https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/2022/03/09/morfa-resonance-the-pit-of-ghosts/ https://asiw.co.uk/reviews/ghost-morfa-colliery-theatr-na-nog-dylan-thomas-theatre St James’s Gazette , 25 April 1890, “The Morfa Colliery Disaster — Ghost Stories”. Sarah xx "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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