Sometimes referred to as "the Wee Folk" or "the Good Folk," faeries are believed to inhabit remote and enchanting landscapes, such as hills, glens, and lochs, and since Scotland is filled with gorgeous castles and abundant natural beauty, it's no surprise so much of this country looks like it came right out of a ...
Fairies were believed to live deep within the heather of Fairy Glen (or Faerie Glen), located on the north end of the island on the Trotternish Peninsula.
The Legend: The legend of Brigadoon is the story of a mythical village in the Scottish Highlands. The village became enchanted centuries ago remaining unchanged and invisible to the outside world except for one special day every hundred years when it could be seen and even visited by outsiders.
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Iona has been a center of spiritual pilgrimage for over 1,400 years, and it is considered one of the most sacred places in Scotland. The island is home to the ancient Iona Abbey, founded in the 6th century by St. Columba, and many other historic churches and religious sites.
Cnoc Freiceadain long cairns are sometimes known as 'Na Tri Sithean' (the three fairy mounds). In trying to make sense of these unusual Neolithic burial monuments, later communities imagined they had their origins in the supernatural.
The Kelpies are shapeshifting water spirits commonly seen as a horse but it can also change its form into a human. Unlike the friendly looking sculpture though Kelpies will lead humans to their death; by luring them to the water and devouring them, hence why they are seen as demons…
And while some still observe the old calendar days and traditions, you'll find that most Scots are of a pragmatic, rather than whimsical, nature. As Scotland became more urbanised and humans took greater control over their environment, fairy belief faded.
Nicneven, Nicnevin or Nicnevan is a witch or fairy queen from Scottish folklore. She is often said to be the same figure as the Gyre-Carling or Hecate, but some scholars disagree with this. It is debated whether the name originally referred to a real woman or a mythical goddess.
The baobhan sith (literally "fairy witch" or "fairy hag" in Scottish Gaelic) is a female fairy in the folklore of the Scottish Highlands, though they also share certain characteristics in common with the succubus. They appear as beautiful women who seduce their victims before attacking them and killing them.
The Fairy Lochs is a recent English name for Na Lochan Sgeireach, a small group of freshwater lochans approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) south-east of the village of Badachro, near Gairloch in Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands.
One of the most fascinating and evil groups to form part of The Unseelie Court are The Sluagh Sidhe, or 'Fairy Host': spirits of the unforgiven or restless dead who soared the skies at night searching for humans to pick off. Some believed them to be Fallen Angels.
Though the Highland village of Brigadoon is fictional, it is named after the (Lowland) Brig o' Doon, a bridge located south of Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland, which is the setting for the final verse of Robert Burns's poem "Tam o' Shanter".
Nevertheless, the term Celtic to describe the languages and peoples of Brittany, Cornwall and Wales, Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland was accepted from the 18th century and is widely used today.
Note on language: 'The word 'Tinker' which was used historically to refer to Scottish Gypsy/Travellers as well as other hereditary nomadic groups, is used here only when directly quoting from primary sources, and in relation to the set of interlinked state practices described by activists as working to enact cultural ...
The aos sí is the Irish term for a supernatural race in Irish, comparable to the fairies or elves. They are variously said to be ancestors, the spirits of nature, or goddesses and gods. A common theme found among the Celtic nations describes a race of people who had been driven out by invading humans.
The Callanish Standing Stones are located on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland and are some of the most impressive Scotland has to offer.
The Scottish myth of the Loch Ness Monster is said to be one of the oldest in the history of the Scottish Highlands. Stone carvings from as early as the era of the Picts show a gigantic water serpent emerging from the depths of the Loch.
The Sphinx, which adorns the side of Braeriach, the third-highest mountain in Great Britain, was historically considered the United Kingdom's longest-lasting snow patch because it was known for sticking around even after most snow and ice vanished every year in Scotland's Cairngorms mountain range.
Loch Ness monster, large marine creature believed by some people to inhabit Loch Ness, Scotland. However, much of the alleged evidence supporting its existence has been discredited, and it is widely thought that the monster is a myth.