Yorkshire's most mysterious myth and legends

Yorkshire has magical creatures, mythical heroes, monsters and miracles different from anywhere else in the world and with a unique sense of otherness.

Authors including Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll and JRR Tolkien drew on the region's rich legacy to create new myths.

With the witching hour around the corner we look at some of the ‘tall tales’ from across the county.

Staithes sea creatures

Beautiful mermaids have been caught infishermen's nets in the fishing village. Legend hasit twomermaids were sweptashoreduring a storm. Theywereimprisoned formonths beforecharming a fisherman to set them free