Terrified after experience at Pendle Hill - need advice

I know I should probably have thought this through better before going to Pendle Hill alone at night but I genuinely didn't expect... anything to happen. I went up there about a week ago around 23:30, just wanted to do some photography and experience the 'vibes' of the location (I know, I know, pretty unscientific).

I was up there for about 45 minutes. Weather was clear, visibility was good, proper cold and quiet. I felt genuinely unwell about halfway through - dizzy, nauseous, like a pressure in my chest. I put it down to the altitude and the cold. But then I heard... voices? Not clear speech, just sounds like human voices coming from different directions. And I absolutely felt like I was being watched.

I packed up my gear and got down from the hill pretty quick. I'm not a nervous person normally but I was genuinely frightened. Been a bit jumpy since.

Does anyone know if there's documented activity at Pendle Hill? Or am I just being mentally influenced by the history of the witch trials?

Pendle Hill's got loads of reported activity, mostly centered around the witch trial history. But I need to ask - were you alone and at night? Because your symptoms (dizziness, nausea, pressure in chest, feeling watched) are classic symptoms of hyperventilation and panic response when you're stressed and isolated in an unfamiliar environment.

Not saying nothing happened, but your nervous system was already primed because you know the location's historically significant. Your brain does weird stuff in that state - sounds become voices, normal forest sounds become threatening, you interpret ambiguous sensations as paranormal.

The pressure in chest and dizziness could also be altitude sickness if you're not used to it, even though Pendle's not that high. Combined with cold air, adrenaline from being alone at night in an unfamiliar place, and your own expectations - yeah, your body's gonna interpret that as 'something weird is happening.'

Not dismissing your experience - just giving you the physical explanations to rule out first before deciding you've encountered spirits.

Pendle Hill has a genuinely heavy atmosphere - I've been up there in daylight and felt uneasy. I can't speak to whether it's genuinely paranormally active, but the history is so traumatic (innocent people tortured and executed) that it wouldn't be surprising if something lingers. Go back during daylight with witnesses and proper equipment, get some readings. If the activity repeats with multiple witnesses and documented measurements, then you've got something worth investigating.

felt like I was being watched

- this is a sensation your brain generates when you're nervous and alone. It's an evolutionary thing - humans are very sensitive to potential threats. In a dark, quiet location where you're already primed to expect something paranormal, your mind absolutely will generate this sensation.

Go back with at least one other person and proper investigation equipment. If the phenomena repeats under those conditions, we've got something to discuss.

Pendle's got solid reported activity across multiple decades and different witnesses, so I wouldn't totally dismiss the possibility. But your first experience alone at night isn't strong enough evidence on its own. Document it, get back there with witnesses and equipment, see if the activity repeats. That's how you'll actually determine what happened.