Category: Kelpie

An Introduction to the Sìthichean

Oct 10, 2025 | Bride, Cailleach, Gods and Goddesses, Kelpie, Myths and Legends, Prehistory, Scathach, Selkie, Sith (fairies), Witch Hunts and Trials

The Sìthichean or faeries did not always live alongside humankind on the earth but danced in the...

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The River Spey: In Pursuit of a Goddess

Jul 20, 2025 | Cailleach, Gods and Goddesses, Kelpie, Loch Ness Monster, Mythical creatures, Myths and Legends, River Spey, Saint Columba

Annually, the River Spey hosts an opening ceremony at the start of the Salmon Fishing season. The...

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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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The Demise of the Water Horse of Loch-Na-Beiste

Aug 1, 2018 | Cryptozoology, Kelpie, Mythical creatures, Myths and Legends, Scottish Highlands, Waterhorse

The beach at Mellon Udrigle, in Wester Ross, is stunning: aqua blue waves lap against white sands,...

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Scottish Myths and Legends

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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