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Topic: Scottish Myths

Amanda Moffet
The Witches of Logie
This weekend we have been staying at the lovely Witches Craig campsite, just a stones throw (well maybe a few throws) away from The Wallace Monument at Abbey Craig. Next to the campsite are the remain...
Amanda Moffet
The Kind Scottish Wulver
Wulvers are ofter called werewolves, but legend shows they are quite different. Said to inhabit the Shetland Islands off the coast of northeast Scotland. The ancient Celts believed that the Wulv...
Amanda Moffet
The Annat Skull
There's a superstition in Applecross/Torridon area of Scotland that relates to the Annat skull in which water sipped from the skull of a female suicide is a supposed cure for epilepsy. The poor wom...
Amanda Moffet
Eagles Rock at Applecross
There is an old tale in Applecross of how The Eagle Rock got it's name. Legend has it a long long time ago the people of Applecross were harvesting oats. A young baby slept in it's crib as it's parent...
Amanda Moffet
The Witch of Applecross
There is a legend in Applecross of a witch who lived beside the river Allt Mor. This river is around 3.5 miles from the church at Applecross. It's name Allt Mor means something like river of the dead...