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title: Following The Footprints of The Devon Devil
description: "In 1855, mysterious cloven hoofprints appeared across 100 miles of Devon snow, walking up walls and across rooftops. Was it the Devil, a hoax, or something else entirely?"
url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/following-the-footprints-of-the-devon-devil.md
canonical: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/following-the-footprints-of-the-devon-devil
datePublished: 2026-06-30
dateModified: 2026-06-30
author:
  - name: Simon Whistler
    url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/author/simon-whistler
publisher: Decoding the Unknown
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type: Article
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summaryUrl: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/following-the-footprints-of-the-devon-devil.md.summary.md
---

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In 1855, mysterious cloven hoofprints appeared across 100 miles of Devon snow, walking up walls and across rooftops. Was it the Devil, a hoax, or something else entirely?
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