Category: Giants

Scotland’s Giantesses: Storm Hags, Queens and Goddesses

Oct 29, 2025 | Bride, Cailleach, Giantesses, Giants, Gods and Goddesses

Scottish Giantesses are formidable! In Scottish mythology, whenever you meet a giant, it is...

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Faery Tithes, Changelings, Kidnapping and Rades

Oct 26, 2025 | Faery Rade, Faery Tithe, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Giants, King Arthur, Myths and Legends, River Spey, Samhain and Halloween, Sith (fairies), Thomas The Rhymer

The faery tithe is something that is uniquely Scottish. Faeries are found not only in Scottish...

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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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Gowk Day: April’s Fool’s Day in Scotland

Apr 1, 2021 | Calanais, Curses, Giants, Gowk Day (April's Fools Day), Sith (fairies)

Gowk Day is Scotland’s take on April ‘Fools Day and is also celebrated on the 1st of April. In...

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Scottish Myths and Legends: Including Mythical Creatures, Beasts and Spirits

Feb 17, 2018 | Angus, Bodach, Bride, Cailleach, Cryptozoology, Dragons, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Ghost and Spirits, Giants, Gods and Goddesses, Grin Iron Wife, Haunted, Kelpie, Loch Ness Monster, Mythical creatures, Myths and Legends, Nine Maidens, Saint Columba, Sea witch, Selkie, Sith (fairies), Trows, Unicorn, Vampires, Waterhorse

Myths and legends are woven into the very fabric of Scotland’s wild landscapes. I imagine...

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