Scottish folklore Scottish folklore In Celtic folklore, The Bean Nighe, the "Washer at the Fords", is the Scottish version of the Irish Bean Sidhe ( Banshee). She wanders near deserted streams where she washes the blood from the grave-clothes of those who are about to die. It is said that Bean Nighe are the spirits of women who died giving birth and are doomed to do this work until the day their lives would have normally ended. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bean Nighe"
A Bodach is a mythical spirit or creature, rather like the Bogeyman. The word is a Scottish Gaelic term for "old man" although historically it was used as a pejorative term to refer to peasants or farmers by the warrior class amongst the Scots. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bodach"
The Bogle is an ancient Scottish mythological creature that has a nasty temper. They are reputed to live for the simple purpose of torturing young children that disobey their mothers, or of punishing those that are lazy, incontinent (lacking self-restraint), or guilty of crimes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bogle"
A brownie, broonie ( Scots) or ùruisg/brùnaidh ( Scottish Gaelic) is a legendary kind of elf popular in folklore around England and Scotland. He is the British counterpart of the Scandinavian tomte, the Russian domovoi or the German Heinzelmännchen. Customarily they are said to inhabit houses and aid in tasks around the house. However, brownies do not like to be seen and will only work at night, perhaps in exchange for small gifts or food. They usually abandon the house if their gifts are called payments, or if they are offered gifts of clothes (no matter how shabby their own clothes are). In some stories, brownies have no noses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brownie (elf)"
In Irish and Scottish mythology, Cailleach (also called Cailleach Beara or Cailleac Bheur) was the "Mother of All". The word Cailleach means "old woman". She was a sorceress. In addition to the Celts, the Picts also worshipped her. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cailleach"
Cirein crôin is a sea serpent in Scottish mythology. It is believed to be the largest of all living creatures, and seven whales were an easy meal for it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cirein crôin"
The Clay-body, clay corpse, or Corp criadhach ( Scottish Gaelic for the same) might be said to be an indigenous Scottish variant of the more famous voodoo doll. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clay-body"
Clootie in Scottish folklore is another name for the Devil. The name comes from cloot, meaning one division of a cleft hoot. A common variant of the epithet is Old Cloots. There is a piece of land, called Clootie's Croft, that is left untilled or found untillable as a gift to the Devil. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clootie"
Cutty sark is 18th century Scots for "short shirt": cutty (a cognate of the English language word cut) is "short, stumpy"; sark (from Old English serce "shirt") is a chemise, undergarment or nightshirt. Hyphenated, Cutty-sark was a nickname for a fictional character invented by Robert Burns, and from there has become part of an idiom in colloquial English, especially the Scottish English dialect. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cutty-sark"
Dark elves are the (mostly) evil counterparts of the Light Elves in many mythologies and fantasy settings. They are often at war with other elves. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dark elf"
Deò-ghrèine or Deò-grèine (with accents going either way) meaning “ray of sunshine” can refer to the following: ...more on Wikipedia about "Deò-ghrèine"
Dòideag (pronounced "Dojag") was a famous legendary witch from the Isle of Mull in Scotland. She was said to have been responsible for the demise of the Spanish Armada, although most prefer to blame natural causes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dòideag"
Druids' Glass or Druids' egg, also known as adderstanes in the south of Scotland and Gloine nan Druidh ("Druids' glass" in Scottish Gaelic) in the north was in high esteem amongst the Druids. It was one of their distinguishing badges, and was accounted to possess the most extraordinary virtues. There is a passage in Pliny’s Natural History, book xix, minutely describing the nature and the properties of this amulet. The following is a translation of it: ...more on Wikipedia about "Druids' glass"
According to William Watson, in the Placenames of Ross and Cromarty, a druineach was: ...more on Wikipedia about "Druineach" Please visit again www.shortopedia.com
Am Fear Liath Mòr (also known as The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui) is the name of a presence or creature which is said to haunt the summit and passes of Ben MacDhui, the highest peak of the Cairngorms in Scotland. It has been described as a 20-foot-tall figure covered with short hair, or as an unseen presence that causes uneasy feelings in people who climb the mountain. There is little evidence of the existence of this creature besides various sightings and a few photographs of unusual footprints (which some consider could have been caused by a yet-unknown meteorological phenomenon—also see the Devil's Footprints) or the Brocken spectre. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fear liath"
The Fiery cross is the English language term for a piece of wood, such as a baton, that North Europeans, e.g. Scotsmen and Scandinavians used to send to rally people for things, for defence or rebellion (if beacons were not appropriate). ...more on Wikipedia about "Fiery cross"
The force-fire ( Scottish Gaelic: tein’-éigin), or a fire produced by friction, was used in folk magic practice in the Scottish Highlands up until the 19th century. Believers considered it an antidote against bewitching, as well as the plague, murrain and all infectious diseases among cattle. It is also known as Needfire or Neatsfire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Force-fire"
The Green Man is a symbol of uncertain origin and meaning, commonly employed as a decorative architectural device in the British Isles and many parts of continental Europe. It is frequently found in carvings in churches and other ecclesiastical and secular buildings. "The Green Man" is also a popular name for British public houses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Green Man"
The Gulf of Corryvreckan (from the Gaelic Coirebhreacain meaning "cauldron of the speckled seas"), also called the Strait of Corryvreckan, is a narrow strait between the islands of Jura and Scarba, off the west coast of Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gulf of Corryvreckan"
The kelpie is a supernatural shape-shifting water horse from Gaelic folklore that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland. In Orkney a similar creature was called the Nuggle, and in Shetland a similar creature was called the Shoopiltee. It also appears in Scandinavian folklore where it is known by the name Bäckahästen, the brook horse. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kelpie"
A Lavellan, làbh-allan, la-mhalan or la-bhallan etc is a mythological/ cryptozoological creature from northern Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lavellan"
This article incorporates text from “Dwelly’s [Scottish] Gaelic Dictionary” (1911) (Léine bhàn) ...more on Wikipedia about "Lèine bhàn"
The Loch Ness Monster, sometimes called "Nessie" or "Ness" ( Scottish Gaelic: Niseag) is a mysterious and unidentified animal or group of creatures said to live in Loch Ness, a large deep freshwater loch near the city of Inverness in northern Scotland. Nessie is usually categorized as a type of lake monster. ...more on Wikipedia about "Loch Ness Monster"
Merrow (from Gaelic murúch) is the Scottish and Irish Gaelic equivalent of the mermaid and mermen of other cultures. These beings are said to appear as human from the waist up but have the body of a fish from the waist down. They have a gentle, modest, affectionate and benevolent disposition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Merrow"
The Monster of Glamis , sometimes referred to as the Horror of Glamis, is reportedly a deformed member of the Bowes-Lyon family, kept in seclusion in Glamis Castle, Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monster of Glamis"
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