Cù Sìth

Cù Sìth : Black Dog of Scotland.

Etymology:

Gaelic, “fairy dog.”

Physical description:

Size of a yearling bullock. Usually dark green, sometimes white. Shaggy. Paws as wide as a man’s hand. Long tail is coiled up or plaited.

Behaviour:

Gives three loud bays.

Tracks:

Sometimes found in snow or mud.

Distribution:

Scotland and the Hebrides.

Sources:

• John Gregorson Campbell, Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland (Glasgow, Scotland: J. MacLehose, 1900), pp. 30–32;
• Alasdair Alpin MacGregor, The Ghost Book (London: Robert Hale, 1955), pp. 55–81;
• James MacKillop, Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998), p. 122.

SEE ALSO:

• • Canine
  • Cryptozoology
  • Scottish Mythology

SOURCE:

Mysterious Creatures – A Guide to Cryptozoology written by George M. Eberhart – Copyright © 2002 by George M. Eberhart