Scottish Mythology

The name *Aiken Drum' is best known in the Scottish nursery rhyme: There cam' a man to oor toun, To ...

Baobhan Sith Pronounced: Buhvan shee ORIGIN: Scotland Baobhan Sith are spirits of the Scottish Highlands. Their name literally means “Fairy ...

Big Grey Man : Paranormal Entity of Scotland, similar to a True Giant hominid. Variant names: Fear liath mór, Ferla ...

The bogle is a mischievous spirit who likes to perplex, bewilder, and frighten people rather than to hurt them. One ...

Cait Sìth : Fairy Cat of Scotland. Etymology: Gaelic, “fairy cat .” Variant names: Big ears, Cat sìth, Cath paluc ...

Caointeach - The Keener The Caointeach of the Western Highlands is a Scottish equivalent of Ireland’s Banshee. She is attached ...

Cù Sìth : Black Dog of Scotland. Etymology: Gaelic, “fairy dog.” Physical description: Size of a yearling bullock. Usually dark ...

Glaistig - The Green Lady The Glaistig may be a Highland Fairy or a once-mortal woman who has joined them ...

A kelpie is in Scottish folklore, a malevolent water spirit believed to inhabit every lake and stream, and a Death ...

NICNEVIN - THE BONE MOTHER Nicnevin, Scottish witch goddess, can transform water into rocks and sea into dry land. Her ...

Scatach ORIGIN: Scotland Scatach is a warrior goddess who appears in the Irish epic, the Ulster Cycle. She runs a ...

In Scottish folklore, the seelie court and unseelie court are the two groups of the fairy folk. The seelie is ...

A spunkie is in Scottish lore, a Goblin or trickster ghost similar to the Kelpie. The spunkie, which resides in the ...

The Urisk is a water spirit, variously classified as a Fairy or Elf. He haunts lonely ponds, springs, and waterfalls ...

Washers at the Ford ORIGIN: British Isles The Washers at the Ford are death spirits, harbingers of doom, now often ...