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The Ghost at Lot’s Wife Rock

In short: A cave on a rocky slope in Saint Helena is the setting for a ghost legend in an 1844 memoir.

The Ghost at Lot’s Wife Rock · A cave on the slope FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 238 The Ghost at Lot’s Wife Rock A cave on a rocky slope in Saint Helena is the setting for a ghost legend in an 1844 memoir. Origin Sandy Bay area, Saint Helena Atlas record 1844 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF A cave on the slope Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Sandy Bay area, Saint Helena

In Elizabeth Balcombe Abell’s account, two enslaved people hide on the slope of Lot’s Wife rock near Sandy Bay. Their hiding place is discovered and one of them dies. Abell writes that some islanders believed they saw his ghost nearby. In her memoir, Napoleon says the story will make him look more closely at the rock the next time he passes.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1844 · Sandy Bay area, Saint Helena
    Elizabeth Balcombe Abell · Recollections of Napoleon at St. Helena · Chapter X · Published collection

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