The Brother Doli Case (Penyffordd Farm)

Phenomena and Investigation

The 'Brother Doli' Poltergeist Report

Report of an investigation by parapsychologist Michael Daniels PhD into a series of apparitions and poltergeist-type manifestations that occurred at Penyffordd Farm in North Wales between 1997 and 2002.

Brother Doli: The Monk Stone [Photo: Michael Daniels]
Stone with stain and carvings

Phenomena included:

  • Apparitions claimed to be of the Virgin Mary, and of a monk.

  • Unexplained stains and carvings of images and Welsh religious words inside and outside the house.

  • Intrusions of Welsh religious words into emails, computer files and printed documents.

  • Unexplained noises, smells, and changes in temperature.

  • Unexplained pools of water, electrical disturbances, and movements of objects in the house.

  • Several photographic images showing 'ghostly' shapes and effects.


Published in The Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, Vol. 66.3, No. 869, 193-221 (2002).

Preprint PDF © Michael Daniels, 2002



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