March 1855, a correspondent from Heidelberg wrote, "upon the authority of a Polish Doctor in Medicine", that on the Piaskowa-góra (Sand Hill), a small elevation on the border of Galicia, but in Congress Poland, such marks are to be seen in the snow every year, and sometimes in the sand of this hill, and "are attributed by the inhabitants to supernatural influences". During 2013, trails were reported in Girvan, Scotland, possibly as part of an April Fool's hoax. See also Dark Was the Night (2014) Jersey Devil – the appearance during January 1909 of similar mysterious footprints in New Jersey, USA Phantom kangaroo The Great Thunderstorm, Widecombe – another legend of the Devil in Devon Urban legend References Sources External links and further reading Charles Fort, The Book of the Damned, Chapter 28. Mysterious Britain & Ireland 1855 in England 19th century in Devon Devon folklore February 1855 events Forteana Paranormal Supernatural legends Footprints