Category: Highland Clearances

The Scottish Clearances: Beyond the Highland Myth

Apr 17, 2026 | Dark History, Ghost and Spirits, Glen Calvie, Highland Clearances, Lowland Clearances, Patrick Sellar, Scottish Clearances, Strathnaver

The Scottish Clearances still haunt the landscape and memory of Scotland. As a student, I...

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The Caledonian Forest: Dwindling Forest, Dwindling Myths

Jul 2, 2025 | Cailleach, Caledonian forest, Curses, Giants, Highland Clearances, Kelpie, Mythical creatures, Picts, Romans, Sith (fairies), Vikings, Waterhorse, Witches

The Caledonian Forest originated in a fit of jealousy, according to the stories. Once, a beautiful...

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Spooky Scotland’s Guide to the Scotland’s Haunted Highlands and Islands

Mar 29, 2020 | Cailleach, Cryptozoology, Culloden, Curses, Dragons, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Haunted Castle, Highland Clearances, Kelpie, Myths and Legends, Scottish Highlands, Seer, Sith (fairies), Skye, The Second Sight, Waterhorse, Witch Hunts and Trials

Perhaps nowhere in the world has as many tales of hauntings as Scotland’s Haunted Highlands....

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Badanluig: the Lost Village in The Scottish Highlands

Sep 7, 2019 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Highland Clearances, Scottish Highlands

Rubble is all that is left of the tiny settlement of Badanluig, once home to a proud people who...

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The Brahan Seer: Scotland’s Nostradumus

Jul 21, 2018 | Culloden, Ghost and Spirits, Graveyards, Cemeteries and Kirkyards, Highland Clearances, Scottish Highlands, Seer, The Second Sight, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches

The crowds gathered at Chanonry Point, a spit of land which extends into the Moray Firth, between...

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