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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...

Topics: Graham, Scottish Myths, wallace

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The Kind Scottish Wulver

by Amanda Moffet

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...

Topics: Scottish Myths, Wulver

The Annat Skull

by Amanda Moffet

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...

Topics: Applecross, MacDonald, Scottish Myths, superstitions, torridon

Eagles Rock at Applecross

by Amanda Moffet

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...

Topics: Applecross, Eagle, Scottish Myths

The Witch of Applecross

by Amanda Moffet

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...

Topics: Applecross, Scottish Myths

What Did Happen to William Hare?

by Amanda Moffet

Applecross in the North West of Scotland has held the reputation of being a sanctuary. Among locals there has long been whispered rumours that William Hare, half of the infamous Burke and Hare duo, l...

Topics: burke and hare, Scottish Myths

Topic: Scottish Myths