Hell Fire Club – Montpelier Hill

Originally there was a cairn with a prehistoric passage grave on the summit. Stones from the cairn were taken and used in the construction of Mount Pelier Lodge. Shortly after completion, a storm blew the roof off. Local superstition attributed this incident to the work of the Devil, a punishment for interfering with the cairn. Since this time, Montpelier Hill has become associated with numerous paranormal events.

This reputation was further enhanced when member of the Irish Hell Fire Club, which was active in the years 1735-1741, began using Mount Pelier Lodge as a meeting place. Numerous lurid stories of wild behavious and debauchery, as well as occult practices and demonic manifestations, have become part of local folklore. The original name of the lodge has been displaced and the building is generally known as the Hell fire Club. when the lodge was damaged by fire, the members of the Hell Fire Club relocated down the hill to the nearby Stewards House for a brief period. This building also has a reputation for being haunted, most notably by a masive black cat.