Browse books about Scottish ghosts, hauntings, folklore, witchcraft, legends and paranormal history. The collection ranges from haunted castles and city ghost stories to Highland traditions, local mysteries and supernatural belief.
13 books found
Cover unavailableScotland's Ghosts and Apparitions
Scotland's Ghosts and Apparitions brings together more than 100 tales associated with Scottish ghosts, apparitions and other reported mysteries. Terence W. Whitaker distinguishes between figures belonging to folklore, familiar through tradition but not necessarily witnessed,…
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Cover unavailableScotland's Stories
Scotland’s Stories gathers historic tales, folklore, myths and legends rooted in the country’s castles, lochs, glens, islands and battlefields. Arranged by region, it links familiar landscapes with the stories attached to them, from the kelpie…
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Cover unavailableScottish Borders Folk Tales
Scottish Borders Folk Tales gathers traditional stories rooted in the region’s landscapes, history and storytelling culture. Among its characters are the Lochmaben Harper, Tam Linn and Thomas the Rhymer, alongside Muckle Mou’d Meg and Michael…
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Cover unavailableScottish Fairy Belief: A History
Scottish Fairy Belief: A History examines how fairies were understood in Scotland from the 15th to the 19th century, drawing on historical records, witch trials, ballads and literature. The authors consider fairy belief as part…
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Cover unavailableScottish Folk Tales for Children
Judy Paterson retells Scottish folk tales involving sea monsters, water-horses, talking animals, witches, giants, trolls and the Wee Folk. The collection includes ‘The Water Horse of Loch Garve’, ‘The Changeling of Kintalen’, ‘The Puddock’ and…
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Cover unavailableScottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea
Tom Muir gathers 35 Scottish folk tales shaped by the sea, drawing on stories from coastal communities, lochs and islands. The collection includes selkies, mermaids, pirates and the Devil, alongside tales of shipwrecks, whirlpools and…
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Cover unavailableScottish Folk Tales of Love
Scottish Folk Tales of Love brings together 24 traditional stories shaped by love in its many forms, from devotion between partners to bonds between families, friends and communities. Tom Muir’s retellings move between Celtic myth…
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Cover unavailableScottish Ghost Stories
Scottish Ghost Stories gathers 16 reported cases linked to places across Scotland, from Pitlochry and Edinburgh to Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Glamis. Elliott O’Donnell presents accounts associated with houses, hotels, castles, roads and battlefields, preserving…
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Cover unavailableScottish Spectres
Scottish Spectres brings together more than 200 reported hauntings from across Scotland, ranging geographically from the Borders to Shetland. Dane Love gathers accounts of apparitions and other spectral encounters alongside descriptions of the places with…
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Cover unavailableScottish Urban Myths and Ancient Legends
Scottish Urban Myths and Ancient Legends gathers tales from across Scotland, bringing ancient traditions into conversation with more recent stories circulated through communities, schools, the internet and campfires. Grace Banks and Sheena Blackhall present folklore…
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Cover unavailableShetland Folk Tales
Shetland Folk Tales brings together twenty traditional stories shaped by the islands’ sea-bound landscape and distinctive storytelling culture. Mermaids and mermen appear alongside trows, witches, a njuggel and a seal, while tales such as ‘The…
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Cover unavailableSt Andrews Ghost Stories
St Andrews Ghost Stories gathers 17 supernatural tales linked to St Andrews and surrounding parts of Fife. W. T. Linskill’s collection includes the Beckoning Monk, the Veiled Nun of St Leonards and the Monk of…
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Cover unavailableSuperstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
John Gregorson Campbell records Highland and island traditions gathered from oral sources, preserving beliefs about fairies, omens, animals, prophecy and everyday supernatural danger. The collection includes tales of fairy women and other encounters with the…
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