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Highlands
When you picture Scotland in all its mythical grandeur, the first place your mind will visit is the Highlands. Small villages with tightly knit communities and large mountain landscapes make up the charm of the Highlands. Many of the Highland communities preserve the Gaelic language and myths and legends still seem to be alive within this region. Here you will find absolute solitude and peace to experience the magic of the Highlands. From Glencoe to John O’ Groats, a mystical adventure is to be had.
Along with the Lochs and Castles, the Highlands also offer dense pine woodland. If you look close enough with your mind wide open, you may even catch sight of a fairy or two, for Nessie isn’t the only famous creature lurking in the highlands. Giants, fairies, and princes live on in the folklore of the Highlands, passed down through song and storytelling.
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Our Most Recent Highland Stories
The Mermaid Wife
The Mermaid Wife She begged and begged and begged the Shetlander to give her back her skin. But the man,
Gold-tree and Silver-tree
Gold-tree and Silver-tree Silver-tree went home and begged the king to ready his long ship, saying it had been too
The Dream Makers
The Dream Makers The girl carried on with her work, learning more all the time. Every day it was the
The Thunder Hag
Conall and The Thunder Hag One day during the height of summer, the Thunder Hag came to Scotland in a
The Baobhan Sith
The Baobhan Sith Before long, the women were singing an enchanting song and the hunters needed no more invitation to
The Son of the
The Son of the King of Eirin On the morrow the son of the King of Eirin saw the King
The Sailor & The
The Sailor & The Champion The crowd began to jeer at the champion for not making quicker work of the
Bruce and the Spider
Bruce and the Spider If at first, you don't succeed: try, try, try again. By Rebecca Brown The tale of
The Kelpie of Loch
The Kelpie of Loch Ness Macgrigor drew his hefty claymore and struck the Kelpie’s nose. The Kelpie yelped in fright
Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree
Gold-Tree & Silver-Tree Silver-tree went home, blind with rage. She lay down on the bed, and vowed... By Joseph Jacobs
The Fairies of Merlin’s
The Fairies of Merlin's Craig Fergus stepped back in shock, this tiny creature just spoke and what more as it
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 White Cow of
The White Cow of Lewis Aine growing short of food, like much of the island had been forced to sacrifice
The Kelpie’s Chimney
The Kelpie's Chimney A legend, still told around Scottish fires to this day although the origin is lost in time,
The Battle of the
The Battle of the Birds There was once a farmer who was seeking a servant, and the wren met him
Angus & Bride: The
Angus & Bride The Battle of Seasons The story of the struggle between Angus and Beira is the story of
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 Sprightly Tailor
The Sprightly Tailor A sprightly tailor was employed by the great Macdonald, in his castle at Saddell, in order to