Tag: Habetrot

Habetrot (also Habitrot, Habtrot, and Habbitrot)

Mar 8, 2026 | Bestiary

Habetrot is a benevolent yet physically distorted figure from the folklore of the Scottish Borders...

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Scotland’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them

Mar 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...

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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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