Conall and The Thunder Hag One day during the height of summer, the Thunder Hag came to Scotland in a black chariot drawn by ferocious red hounds amidst heavy clouds. By Joanne Fong The Thunder Hag is one of the hags who served under Beira, the Queen of Winter.But when…
Michael Scott & The White Snake Before Michael Scott became the legendary Borders Wizard who cleaved the Eildon Hill into three, he was just an ordinary young man who enjoyed walking the old tracks through forests and over hills. By Graeme Johncock Before Michael Scott became the legendary Borders Wizard…
The Dark Knight of Kilbryde a young lady of the Cromlix family fell deeply in love. However, the ruthless Knight taking advantage of the violent passion this lady entertained of him, lured her... Written By John Monteath Edited by David White The Castle of Kilbryde, near Dunblane, said to have…
The Sailor & The Champion The crowd began to jeer at the champion for not making quicker work of the Highlander; and the champion, stung by their taunts, got furious, and cut and slashed desperately.... By Cuthbert Bede (1902) Above a century ago, James Fisher, a native of Campbelton, was…
The Kelpie of Loch Ness Macgrigor drew his hefty claymore and struck the Kelpie’s nose. The Kelpie yelped in fright and rushed backwards... Words by Rebecca BrownIllustration by Linley Barba James Macgrigor was a man of many curiosities. He was intrigued by all manner of things, and this curiosity extended…
The Worm of Linton Upon arriving at what Sommerville took to be the lair of the beast he..... By David White The Worm of Linton while unsurprisingly being from Linton was not what you would typically think of as a worm. That is unless your garden is packed with 10…
Gold-Tree & Silver-Tree Silver-tree went home, blind with rage. She lay down on the bed, and vowed... By Joseph Jacobs Once upon a time there was a king who had a wife, whose name was Silver-tree, and a daughter, whose name was Gold-tree. On a certain day of the days,…
The Fairies of Merlin's Craig Fergus stepped back in shock, this tiny creature just spoke and what more as it drew nearer, he could see it resembled a tiny human in flight. It was then her remembered a warning his mother had once told him. By George Smith It was…
Sgathach's Warrior School When dawn was about to break the clash of swords could be heard and the loud exclamation of one man could also be picked out through the din... By David White Legend tells of a warrior Queen on Skye who over 2000 years ago trained warriors revered…
The Swan of Loch Sunart Young love, as it always has, believed in only the dreams planted by the sprites and had little interest in this mortal world.... Words by Catherine Arkwright Illustration by Linley Barba The tale begins, as most romantic tales do, with a sunset over the loch.…