The Watershed Battle an epic battle ensued between these two great giants upon Rannoch Moor: the watershed of Central Scotland.... By David White Thousands of years ago, when all the great beasts of legend roamed the earth and much of Scotland was cloaked in untouched wilderness, there lived on Rannoch…
Tam O'Shanter She tauld thee weel thou was a skellum, A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum By David White & Robert Burns Tam O'Shanter is perhaps one of Burns' best known works. It is an epic depicting the tale of a drunken farmer, his unfortunate encounter with the mythical dark creatures…
Earl Beardie and Auld Nick One cold Saturday night, Earl Beardie was playing cards with a friend in Glamis Castle. Deep in the castle, sheltered from the storm outside, the whisky and the chatter flowed freely, and the pair gambled on into the night. By Rebecca Brown Alexander Lindsay, 4th…
The Witches of Pollok House Janet calmly proclaimed that the Lord’s illness was a dark spell laid upon him by witches. Her return to speech lending her some kind of alluring mysticism, she led servants from the manor to the house of Janet Mathie, the midwife of the nearby village…
The Nuckelavee The terrifying Nuckelavee wasn’t just hairless, but completely skinless as well. Tammas watched as the red-raw flesh writhed..... By Graeme Johncock There are plenty of dangerous creatures in Scottish folklore. But nothing, and I mean nothing compares to the horrible, the terrifying, the downright evil Nuckelavee.We should maybe…
The De’il of Ardrossan If you walk along the sand from Ardrossan South Beach and glance eastward, you will see the red ruin of Ardrossan Castle propped up on Castle Hill... By Eva Gerretsen If you walk along the sand from Ardrossan South Beach and glance eastward, you will see…
The Vengeful Mermaid "Ye may think on your cradle- I'll think on my stane, An' there'll never be an heir to Knockdolion again". By Taylor Petrie A dozen or so miles south of Girvan, on the Ayrshire coast, stood the family seat of Knockdolian. This modest stone castle looked out…
Gold-tree and Silver-tree Silver-tree went home and begged the king to ready his long ship, saying it had been too long since she had seen her dear daughter. The ship set sail the following day with Silver-tree at the helm. Words by Rosie Young Illustration by Linley Barba Long ago…
The Dream Makers The girl carried on with her work, learning more all the time. Every day it was the same and every night the old man would make the dreams. By Graeme Johncok This story starts with a group of girls on their way for a day’s berry picking.…
The Kelpie and the Water Bull Long ago, on the island of Islay there lived a crofter with a huge stock of cattle... Words by Rosie YoungIllustration by Linley Barba One day, a strange calf was born among them: black as coal, with ears half the size they should have…