Loch Maree: A Joining of Realms and Dark Histories
Loch Maree lies nestled deep within the rugged wilderness of Wester Ross, a dark jewel framed by...
Read MoreMar 25, 2026 | Bull Sacrifice, Loch Maree, Picts, Places, Pre-Christian Belief, Scottish Water Creatures, Vikings
Loch Maree lies nestled deep within the rugged wilderness of Wester Ross, a dark jewel framed by...
Read MoreMar 13, 2026 | Beltane, Curses, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Evil Eye, Folk Magic, Imbolc, Isobel Gowdie, Lughnasadh, Lunastral, Lammas, Picts, Religion, Wheel of the Year, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches
Ancient Scottish folk magic was never a distant myth; it was a living, breathing system of...
Read MoreMar 4, 2026 | Cailleach, Christianity, Cryptozoology, Faery Rade, Faery Tithe, Giantesses, Giants, Gods and Goddesses, Grin Iron Wife, Kelpie, Loch Ness Monster, Mythical creatures, Myths and Legends, Pre-Christian Belief, Selkie, Trows, Waterhorse
Mythical creatures and spirits were used to explain Scotland’s landscape. Scottish folklore...
Read MoreJan 12, 2026 | Christianity, Glasgow, Gododdin, Rheged, Saint Mungo
Saint Mungo, also known as Saint Kentigern, was born under heartbreaking circumstances. His...
Read MoreDec 18, 2025 | Burghead, Christianity, Dal Riatan Scots or Gaels, Forteviot, Kenneth MacAlpin, Nigg, Peoples, Picts, Portmahomack, Pre-Christian Belief, Rhynie, Rosemarkie, Saint Columba, Scone, Shandwick, Tap o' Noth, Vikings, Well Worship
My first encounter with the Picts came, as a child, when I went to see Sueno’s Stone on the...
Read MoreNov 30, 2025 | Bubonic plague and The Black Death, Cardinal David Beaton, Christianity, Deadly Diseases, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, John Knox, Martyrs, Protestant Reformation, St Andrews
Few places in the world can claim to have as many restless spirits as haunted Saint Andrews...
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