The Fairies of Merlin's Craig Fergus stepped back in shock, this tiny creature just spoke and what more as it
Myths & Legends of the Central Belt
The Central Belt is perhaps now better known in the current day for its role in the enlightenment and the industrial era but its significance dates back thousands of years and its folklore is testament to that. From Celtic and Pictish tales to the early Christians each region has its own unique myths & legends.
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Sgathach’s Warrior School
Sgathach's Warrior School When dawn was about to break the clash of swords could be heard and the loud exclamation
The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince “Deep in the woods, there is a well. They say that the water from the well is
The Swan of Loch
The Swan of Loch Sunart Young love, as it always has, believed in only the dreams planted by the sprites
The Brownie’s Coat
The Brownie's Coat He leapt off the horse outside the house of the mid-wife and banged upon her door. Upon
The White Cow of
The White Cow of Lewis Then the cow spoke:“I have come to help you in this time of famine. While
The Kelpie’s Chimney
The Kelpie's Chimney It is known by many that a Kelpie is a wily beast. It prays on the unsuspecting
The Legend of Heather
The Legends of Heather Ale From the bonny bells of heather They brewed a drink long-syne, Was sweeter far than
The Battle of the
The Battle of the Birds There was once a farmer who was seeking a servant, and the wren met him
The Bonnie Lass o’
Mill o' Tifty's Annie My heart was broken first by love, Noo my brither's broke my body. By Francis James
Thomas the Rhymer
Thomas the Rhymer He leapt off the horse outside the house of the mid-wife and banged upon her door. Upon
The Laird of Balmachie’s
The Laird of Balmachie's Wife In the olden times, when it was the fashion for gentlemen to wear swords, the
Tam O’Shanter and it’s
Tam O'Shanter and it's Origins She tauld thee weel thou was a skellum, A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum By David White
The Witch of Laggan
The Witch of Laggan As the hunter sat listening to the howling storm as it whistled by, there entered at
Taken by the Fair
Taken by the Fair Folk Her husband, one evening after sunset, being riding in his own field, heard a most
Angus & Bride: The
Angus & BrideThe Battle of Seasons The story of the struggle between Angus and Beira is the story of the
The Brownie’s Coat
The Brownie's Coat (early text) This an older and briefer text depicting the tale of the Border brownie. Good for those
The Smith and the
The Smith and The Faeries Years ago there lived in Crossbrig a smith of the name of MacEachern. This man
The Battle of the
The Battle of the Birds I will tell you a story about the wren. There was once a farmer who
The Gold of Largo
The Gold of Largo Law It is supposed by the people who live in the neighbourhood of Largo Law in
The Sprightly Tailor
The Sprightly Tailor A sprightly tailor was employed by the great Macdonald, in his castle at Saddell, in order to
Bluestane
The Story of Crail's Bluestane If you visit Crail, take a walk along South Marketgate, past The Golf Hotel along