Post by dreamy on Jun 16, 2005 5:36:28 GMT 10
Black Donald - the devil - who cannot disguise his cloven feet.
Boobrie - water-bird of the Scottish Highlands.
Brownie - good-natured, invisible brown elves or household goblins. The younger version of the "Girl Guides" in Britain at least, are called "Brownies" for that very reason!
Clootie - another Scottish name for the Devil. The name comes from cloot, meaning one division of a cleft hoof.
Fachan - one leg, one arm and one eye.
Fionn - Scottish/Pictish magician, warrior and poet.
Ghillie Dhu - a solitary Scottish elf.
Kelpie - a water devil.
Monster of Loch Ness - mythical? Surely not.... First seen by St Columba in 565 a.d.
Red Cap - lives on the Scottish Border in ancient ruins of castles.
Scotia - a goddess but frequently portrayed as an old hag!
Selkie - a marine creature in the shape of a seal.
Shellycoat - a Scottish bogeyman who haunts the rivers and streams. He is covered with shells, which rattle when he moves.
Sidhe - the Gaelic name for fairies in both Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland.
Boobrie - water-bird of the Scottish Highlands.
Brownie - good-natured, invisible brown elves or household goblins. The younger version of the "Girl Guides" in Britain at least, are called "Brownies" for that very reason!
Clootie - another Scottish name for the Devil. The name comes from cloot, meaning one division of a cleft hoof.
Fachan - one leg, one arm and one eye.
Fionn - Scottish/Pictish magician, warrior and poet.
Ghillie Dhu - a solitary Scottish elf.
Kelpie - a water devil.
Monster of Loch Ness - mythical? Surely not.... First seen by St Columba in 565 a.d.
Red Cap - lives on the Scottish Border in ancient ruins of castles.
Scotia - a goddess but frequently portrayed as an old hag!
Selkie - a marine creature in the shape of a seal.
Shellycoat - a Scottish bogeyman who haunts the rivers and streams. He is covered with shells, which rattle when he moves.
Sidhe - the Gaelic name for fairies in both Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland.
