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In his articleon black dogs in folklore published in the 1994 edition of "The Edge" Bob Trubshaw, citing his reference as Val Shepherd's "Historic Wells in & around Bradford" (Heart of Albion Press 1994), says the following: "A spectral hound with large glowing red eyes traditionally haunts Helliwell Banks Well, Baildon (104:16103962; now capped over) & the nearby Slaughter Lane. Several other wells in West Yorkshire are associated with the "Guytrash" which takes the form of a large shaggy dog with broad webbed feet. It has drooping "saucer" eyes and walks with a splashing sound (the "trash" sound of old fashioned boots)." Does anybody have any further details of this legend, particularly locations for the "other" wells or reports of black dog legends associated with wells in England/Scotland/Wales/Ireland - if so I would be really grateful for anything available, maybe reply off list if the stories are too lengthy for the list. Cheers, AEM %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%