Fife Folk Tales

Fife Folk Tales gathers traditional stories from across a distinctive Scottish landscape, including coastal fishing villages, rushing rivers, green farmland and rolling hills. Sheila Kinninmonth’s collection brings together tales shaped by the places and communities of Fife, where local scenery provides the setting for encounters with folklore, legend and the uncanny.

Scottish kings and queens share these pages with saints, sinners, witches, wizards, ghosts and giants. Broonies, fools and tricksters add humour and mischief to the darker material, creating a varied portrait of Fife’s storytelling tradition. Retold in an accessible style and accompanied by line drawings, the stories reflect the imaginative character of the region and its enduring oral culture.