Category: Myths and Legends

Haunted Scottish Highlands: The Massacre at Glencoe

Feb 12, 2026 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Ghost and Spirits, Glencoe, Haunted, Jacobite Rebellion, Myths and Legends, Sith (fairies)

Murder! Massacre! Betrayal! Treason! Glencoe is one of the most spectacular areas of unspoiled...

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From Imbolc to Candlemas; From the Goddess Brìde to Saint Brigid.

Feb 1, 2026 | Beltane, Bride, Cailleach, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Imbolc, Lughnasadh, Lunastral, Lammas, Myths and Legends, Samhain and Halloween, Summer Solstice, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

Imbolc is a festival which pre-dates the arrival of Christianity in Scotland. The Coming of...

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The Battle of Culloden: Premonitions, Harbingers and the Second Sight

Jan 31, 2026 | Bonnie Prince Charlie, Culloden, Dark History, Jacobite Rebellion, Myths and Legends, Premonition, Sith (fairies), The Second Sight

The Battle of Culloden was the last battle to be fought upon British soil. The Battle would prove...

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Did Robert Burns’ Trip to Rosslyn Inspire lines from his Poem Tam o’ Shanter?

Jan 25, 2026 | Myths and Legends, Robert Burns, Rosslyn Chapel

On the 25th of January, Burns’ Suppers are held all around the world to celebrate the birth of the...

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Tam O’ Shanter by Robert Burns: Scotland’s Most Haunted Poem

Jan 25, 2026 | Ghost and Spirits, Graveyards, Cemeteries and Kirkyards, Mythical creatures, Myths and Legends, Robert Burns

The Scottish poet and lyrist, Robert Burns, was born on January 25th, 1759 in Alloway in Ayrshire....

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Christmas in Scotland through the Ages

Dec 24, 2025 | Christmas and Yule, Chrom Dubh na Nollaig, Druids, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Prehistory, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

Did you know that once upon a time, Christmas was banned in Scotland- by the Kirk? And that...

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