The Fachan: The Most Grotesquely Wrong Creature in Scottish Folklore
There is a particular quality of wrongness that some monsters achieve through sheer scale, and others achieve through what they […]
Tarbh Uisge: The Water Bull That Doesn’t Want to Kill You
Scotland’s water creature tradition, as anyone who has explored the Fuath family on this site will already understand, runs overwhelmingly
Maggie Wall: The Witch Monument to a Woman Who May Never Have Existed
On a quiet stretch of road between the village of Dunning and the town of Auchterarder in Perthshire, a stone
The Green Lady of Crathes Castle: The Ghost the Skeleton Proved Real
There is a particular category of Scottish ghost story that occupies an uncomfortable space between folklore and forensics, where the
Morag of Loch Morar: Scotland’s Other Lake Monster, and a Far Older Death Omen
Everyone has heard of Loch Ness. Far fewer people have heard of Loch Morar, which is, in its own way,
Cat Sìth: The Fairy Cat That Steals Souls Before Burial
There is a particular kind of dread that attaches itself to the familiar made strange. A dog that behaves like
The Sìth: Understanding Scotland’s Fairy World and the Rules That Govern It
If you have spent time exploring the folklore on this site, you will have noticed a name recurring in different
The Fuath: The Family of Water Spirits Behind Scotland’s Darkest Folklore
If you have spent any time exploring the water creature tradition of Scottish Highland folklore, you will have noticed a
Sandwood Bay: Scotland’s Most Beautiful and Most Haunted Beach
There are beaches you can drive to, and then there is Sandwood Bay. To reach it you must leave the
The Ghost Piper of Edinburgh Castle: The Boy Who Played His Way Into the Dark
Edinburgh Castle sits on its volcanic rock above the city with the kind of presence that no amount of tourist