Winter Solstice: Scottish Megaliths and the World’s Oldest Calendar
The Winter Solstice in Scotland can be a tough time of the year, with barely any daylight hours....
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Tag: Orkney
Finfolk (also Finnfolk, Finman and Finwife)
General Information: Finfolk are an amphibious people from the folklore of Orkney and Shetland....
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Selkie (also called selky, seilkie, sejlki, silkie, silkey, saelkie, sylkie, selchie, selkie fowk or seal folk)
General Information: Selkies are mythological creatures from Scottish folklore, especially...
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Stoor Worm: Orkney’s Dragon
Does Orkney’s Tale of the Stoorworm have its origins in Viking Folklore? You may never have heard...
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