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Category: Supernatural and Folklore

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  • A watercolour illustration. A man and woman stand in front of a traditional blackhouse - a low thatched cottage. The woman carries a bucket of fish. The man wears a green hat and holds a pot and some rope. They don't look quite human. They only have one nostril.

    Sìthichean Seunta! Beul-aithris mu daoine sìthe na Gàidhlig

    24 June 2025, Gaelic, Supernatural and Folklore
  • A watercolour illustration. A man and woman stand in front of a traditional blackhouse - a low thatched cottage. The woman carries a bucket of fish. The man wears a green hat and holds a pot and some rope. They don't look quite human. They only have one nostril.

    Scary fairies! Scotland’s Gaelic fairy folklore

    24 June 2025, Gaelic, Supernatural and Folklore
  • palace wall and tree at night lit up in red

    The Stewarts and the Supernatural

    28 October 2024, History, Mary Queen of Scots, Stirling Castle, Supernatural and Folklore
  • A line drawing showing a frightening looking man in the foreground. He stands in profile. He has a sharp nose and pointed, hairy hears. He reaches out a claw-like hand to two large hunting dogs. Behind him, the abbey is silhouetted in the moonlight.

    The Melrose Vampire

    25 October 2024, Site Stories, Supernatural and Folklore
  • Emily Gerard and the origins of Dracula

    25 October 2024, Supernatural and Folklore, Women's History
  • Film still of Saoirse Ronan as Rona from The Outrun looking over the water at Orkney.

    Orkney’s Legends: 5 Orcadian folktales from The Outrun

    25 September 2024, Nature & wildlife, Supernatural and Folklore, World Heritage
  • A close-up of a colourful artwork in a Celtic style depicting scenes from myths featuring St Columba

    Illuminating the Legends of Colmcille

    16 August 2024, Gaelic, Supernatural and Folklore
  • A close-up of a colourful artwork in a Celtic style depicting scenes from myths featuring St Columba

    A’ soillseachadh Seann Sgeulachdan Chaluim Cille

    16 August 2024, Gaelic, Supernatural and Folklore
  • old castle lit in green by floodlights

    Ghost Stories from Stirling Castle

    20 October 2023, Stirling Castle, Supernatural and Folklore, Women's History
  • A black and white archive photo of Pittenweem harbour from the West

    Murder, Malice and Misogyny – The Pittenweem Witch Hunt

    31 March 2023, Archives, History, Supernatural and Folklore, Women's History
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