Bruan â Folklore by drewbhoy
In the parish of Latheron are the remains of a broch known as the fairy mound of Bruan. In 1937, the Reverend George Sutherland related that two men once passed the broch carrying a small keg of whisky...
View ArticleCnoc Na H-uiseig â Folklore by drewbhoy
When the site was excavated it looked like a small green hill, but stone slabs breaking through the surface betrayed the cairn beneath, and also that at some time it had been disturbed. Local knowledge...
View ArticleHigh Baltersan â Folklore by Dark Galloway
High Baltersan Cairn sits close to a piece of ground known as Foul Hole, described as 'a portion of waste land or common at the intersection of two roads viz. [namely] Whithorn to Glasgow and Glenluce...
View ArticleStone of Morphie â Folklore by drewbhoy
The Stone Of Morphie or Morphy is said to mark the grave of a Danish king, Camus, defeated in battle by Malcolm 2 (1005-1034). During a hurricane in the mid nineteenth century the stone fell down, and...
View ArticleGreen Cairn â Folklore by drewbhoy
The large Iron Age ring fort of Green Castle, otherwise known as Queen's Castle or Finella's Castle, is said to have been the site of an early medieval fortress, seat of the maomor or 'great officer'...
View ArticleAquhorthies â Folklore by drewbhoy
A special type of stone circle known as 'recumbent' is to be found in this part of the country (aka Aberdeenshire), distinguished by a massive block lying flat and flanked by two upright stones. A good...
View ArticleRubers Law â Folklore by drewbhoy
A poor man from Jedburgh was on his way to one of the sheep markets held at Hawick at the end of every year to sell off sheep for slaughter. As he was passing over the side of 'Rubislaw' nearest the...
View ArticleKing Coil's Grave â Folklore by drewbhoy
Speaking of Coylton, on the Water Of Coyle, the Statistical Account Of Scotland (1798) says; 'There is a tradition, though it is believed, very ill-founded', that the village derives its name from a...
View ArticleGwal-y-Filiast â Folklore by CoralJackz
This prehistoric monument sits below the village of Llanglydwen in Carmarthenshire. Situated on an ancient path in a secluded forest, its huge capstone points towards the nearby river Taf, which you...
View ArticleBurrow Head â Folklore by drewbhoy
The sun was setting on a fine summer's evening and the peasantry were returning from labour, when, on the side of a green hill, appeared a procession of thousands of apparently little boys, habited in...
View ArticleMacduff's Cross â Folklore by drewbhoy
Near Newburgh once stood Macduff's Cross, a 'rude upright stone'. The common legend, recorded by Robert Chambers in 1827, was that Malcolm Canmore endowed Macduff, Thane Of Fife, with three privileges,...
View ArticleMurthly Castle â Folklore by drewbhoy
Near Murthly, north of Perth, there is a standing stone of which the tradition is that a man brave enough to move it would find a chest with a black dog sitting on it, guarding it. it is said that the...
View ArticleLundin Links â Folklore by drewbhoy
At a little distance westward from Largo, in the middle of a park on the north side of the road, is the celebrated curiosity called 'The Standing Stanes O' Lundie.' Three tall straight sharp stones,...
View ArticlePointhouse â Folklore by drewbhoy
The cairn covered the remains of a great hero. He was wont to wear a belt of gold, which, being charmed, protected him on the field of battle. One day, however, as he rode a-hunting accompanied by his...
View ArticleMachrie Moor â Folklore by drewbhoy
In the Moor on the East-side Druin-cruey there is a circle f stones, the Area is about thirty Paces; there is a Stone of same shape and kind about forty Paces to the West of the Circle, the Natives say...
View ArticleKildalloig â Folklore by drewbhoy
A small conical hill at Kildalloig had a circle around the top, most likely the remains of a dun, once upon a time the lair of a huge serpent that devoured sheep and cattle in large quantities. At last...
View ArticleGiants' Graves â Folklore by drewbhoy
Two neighbouring chambered cairns on Whiting Bay on Arran are known as the Giants' Graves (although some sources record only one Giant's Grave). It is possible that the giant or giants concerned have...
View ArticleDun Ghallain â Folklore by drewbhoy
A local chieftain fell in low with a beautiful but low-born maiden. His mother. opposing the match, caused the girl to be transformed by magic into a swan, which the chief, when out hunting, shot (by...
View ArticleLoch Pityoulish â Folklore by drewbhoy
This loch, situated between the River Spey and the foothills of the Cairngorms, has an eerie reputation. It is said to harbour a water-horse, which, in defiance of the "each uisge" tradition, is black...
View ArticleThe Whipping Stone â Folklore by Zeb
Built into the wall surrounding St Peter's Church in Onchan is a stone pillar which is known locally as the "whipping post". However, its origin is more likely to be that it is the sole survivor of a...
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