The Highland Witch

One of West Virginia's most famous urban legends. The Highland Witch, or Witch's Grave, is the stuff of legend. Located in Mannington, WV, this abandoned church and creepy cemetery sit on the highest hill in the county. The empty church features no crosses of any kind, and scantily-clad paintings of Greek washerwomen. The grave lies in the corner of the cemetery, under a distorted dogwood tree. On the gravestone is an imprint of a demon's face, and a staircase descending into hell. Don't go here alone!

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• haunted
• creepy
• wv
• west
• virginia
• abandoned
• ghosts
• witch
• grave
• witch's
• highland
• waning
• moon
• manning

[zackr1234554321]

Im from mannington, and i have heard many stories. when me and some friends went to investigate we were chased out by church goers and called devil worshipers XD It used to be a spot where people go to hang out and party, but sadly they put a gate up. my parents used to go up with friends and party XD

[cemeterytan]

@zackr1234554321 go figure that Christians would be hypocrites, huh? It was probably russh26559 chasing you off.

[russh26559]

This "SO CALLED WITCH" is not a witch at all. She was a avid member of the church. People say, the stairs on her tomb stone are stairs to hell but only opposite. They are stairs to Heaven with the pearly gates. Also there is a poem on the marker which says. "Here I lay my body down, I change the cross into a crown." Most people say it says, "Here I lay my body down, I CHAIN THE CROSS TO THE GROUND." One more thing, the BIBLE, King James the version I is on top of the marker.

[cemeterytan]

I'm not sure how old you are, but this lady died quite a while ago. Perhaps you remember her from your youth. I am curious, do you also steal candy from children?@russh26559

[bobloren]

I'm from Farmington and have never heard of this legend. Pretty cool. Have to check it out on my next pass thru.

[cemeterytan]

@bobloren They started using the church again and cleaned up the cemetery. Maybe that's why it wasn't creepy at all when you went drewkolar. 

[C1010011010]

I found it lol she's no witch, her grave is faced forward and her stone reads "Eternal Life" and has a depiction of stairs going up into the "pearly gates" or that may be a depiction of weeping willows, theres a bible on top of her grave and I saw new flowers at the base of her grave. They use the church now and theres no blood anywhere on that church, id say that blood is fake, and it appeared to be broken into when I got there.

Sereldas Grave has just been vandalized alot...

[C1010011010]

I cant even find the place, tried going there and I come to a fork in the road, I cant find Dudley Fort or fork whatever.

I live in Fairmont.

[dragoness615]

@russh26559 You're acting like the accusation of her being a witch is so offensive =/ Witch's aren't devil worshippers anyway. So if they claim she's a witch they'd be inaccurate to say that's what those stairs resemble in the first place. >.> So let's calm down lol But it is weird that those type of pictures would be posted inside a chruch... any insight on why that is? :)

[confusdtabby]

Apparently, nobody that has posted on this site has actually been there. it's not in the corner. There are no stairs on the tombstone. There is no demon face. The only ledgible words on the tombstone is "Serelda Jane Wetzel" - Birthday unknown - Died late 1800's. Cant remember exact date. No dogwood tree. The church has never been abondon. Still being currently used. (PS. Anyone that visits her grave gives her passage to their home and their soul. So be Warned!! Don't piss her off w/ lies!!)

[tigerpantss]

omg is there blood there crazy!