Superstition Archives – Spooky Scotland

Knock-A-Doory Night: Elgin’s Eve of Halloween Mischief

Knock-A-Doory Night brought a sharp burst of seasonal disorder to Elgin every 30 October. Also...

Frogs and Toads in Scottish Folklore hold an awkward, liminal place in the rural imagination....

Bats in Scottish folklore have long haunted the shadowy boundary between daylight and total...

Hares in Scottish Folklore have been treated with suspicion and fear. These quiet creatures of...

Cats in Scottish folklore have long been maligned, feared, and held in dark regard. In the...

Oct 22, 2026 | Nature Lore

Spiders play a special role in Scottish Animal Lore. They have always been held in special regard....