Scottish folklore
29 entries in the Scottish Folklore compendium.
Scottish folkloreFolklore of the Scottish people from earliest records to today.Adder stoneA naturally holed stone with ancient magical and folkloric significance.Alleged slaughter of studentsNo students are mentioned in the source article.Am Fear Liath MòrThe shadowy giant of Ben Macdui, born from mist and fear.Andrew Lang LectureAnnual lectures at St. Andrews honoring alumnus Andrew Lang.Assipattle and the Stoor WormOrcadian folktale of a hero who slays a giant sea serpent.Baobh-shìthA female fairy of the Scottish Highlands who seduces and kills.Bard's blessingA Highland poetical blessing for bride and company.Barns of AyrLegendary site of a massacre now considered unhistorical.The Battle of the BirdsScottish fairy tale of a prince, a giant, and a magical flight.Bauk (field)A fallow strip in Scottish corn fields, used as boundary and fodder source.Bean-nigheA washerwoman spirit whose task foretells death.Sawney BeanLegendary Scottish cannibal clan leader from The Newgate Calendar.Beinn a' BheithirA Scottish mountain with two Munro summits and a dragon legend.BeithirA venomous serpent-dragon of Scottish folklore.BeltaneGaelic May Day festival marking the beginning of summer.Biast Bhealach OdailNocturnal shapeshifter haunting Odal Pass on the Isle of Skye.Bidding stickWooden token used to summon Northern Europeans to assembly or war.Billy BlindA household spirit who advises characters in English and Scottish ballads.Blue men of the MinchBlue-skinned sea spirits who challenge sailors with poetry.BodachA Gaelic trickster and bogeyman who haunts folklore.BogleA Northumbrian, Cumbrian and Scots term for a ghost.BoobrieA malevolent shapeshifter of Scottish lochs, preying on livestock.Brahan SeerLegendary Scottish seer of disputed historicity.Brown Man of the MuirsDwarf guardian of wild animals in Anglo-Scottish border folklore.Carmina GadelicaA controversial compendium of Gaelic oral traditions.ChangelingA supernatural substitute left after a human is kidnapped.Christie CleekLegendary Scottish cannibal and bogeyman from the 14th century.Cirein-cròinA Scottish Gaelic sea monster that disguised itself as a small fish.
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