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Amanda Moffet
A collection of MacNeil Legends
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I came across some MacNeil legends, would be interested in finding out more about them, or anyone else knows any MacNeil of Barra/MacNeil of Colonsay tales? "There is a Saying in the Highlands ...
Topics: MacNeil, MacNeil of Barra, MacNeil of Colonsay
Amanda Moffet
The Green Lady of Crathes Castle
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Crathes Castle historic seat of Clan Burnett. Like most Scottish castles Crathes has it's ghostly tales. The one it's most known for is the withered spectre of the Green Lady stalks the corridors,...
Topics: Burnett, Crathes Castle
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Amanda Moffet
The Wizard laird of Skene's dance with the devil
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Skene Loch is an eerie and forbidding place, particularly on cold evenings in the dead of winter - when the waters on the loch can freeze over. If you were to brave the icy conditions and venture do...
Topics: Skene
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The Font Stone
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If you're walking through the Abriachan Gardens you will come across a heart-shape stone which is deeply embedded in the ground called the Font Stone. The flat rock has a hole in the middle which is f...
Topics: St Columba, St Finian
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The Westford Knight
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What is claimed as a carving on a glacial boulder in the town of Westford, in Massachusetts, USA, is argued to be proof that an expedition, led by Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, landed on the North...
Topics: Earl of Orkney, Orkney, Roslin Castle, Rosslyn Chapel, Westford Knight
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