Kim Newman's book Moriarty had a great chapter called "The Hound of D'Ubervilles" which conflated Tess, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Black Shuck/hellhound mythology. And probably lots of other references which I missed.
Last year DigVentures, a London-based archaeology group, unearthed the bones of a gigantic dog from a shallow grave, about 20 inches deep, in the ruins of Leiston Abbey, Suffolk. Archaeologists estimate that the canine stood more than seven-feet-tall on its hind legs and weighed about 200 pounds. DigVentures researchers believe the canine bones likely date to when the abbey was active, so are likely medieval, but they are awaiting confirmation from testing.
THE SKELETAL REMAINS OF A HELLHOUND IN THE FOLKLORE OF DEVIL DOGS
