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Tag Archives: Fairy Tales

Scotland’s rich heritage of folk tales, myths and legends

Scotiana Posted on March 16, 2014 by MAJAMarch 18, 2014

    As a child touring Scotland I constantly nagged my parents to visit stone circles, brochs and standing stones. As I grew older I began to realise that many of these ancient sites had stories told of them and I found these stories as entrancing as the sites themselves. (Stuart McHardy – On the Trail of Scotland’s Myths and … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Tales & Mysteries | Tagged andrew lang, Fairy Tales, Hugh Miller, Legends, Myths, Scottish Authors, Scottish Fairy Tales, scottish folklorists, scottish landscapes, Storytelling | Leave a reply

A Journey Into Fairyland With Reverend Kirk

Scotiana Posted on October 15, 2009 by MAJAOctober 15, 2009

Mairiuna, upon reading your last post it brought back to memory the visit we did to Reverend Kirk’s Fairyland site Doon Hill, near the small town of Aberfoyle, gateway to the beautiful Trossach region in Perthshire. Aberfoyle is only 30 miles away by road of Glasgow and as such, there is no reason one should not stop by to contemplate … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Tales & Mysteries | Tagged Aberfoyle, Doon Hill, Doon Hill Fairy Trail, Faeries, Fairies, Fairy Tales, Reverend Kirk, Reverend Kirk grave, The Secret Commonwealth of Elves Fauns & Fairies | Leave a reply

The Lore of Scotland : Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends

Scotiana Posted on October 12, 2009 by MAJAOctober 12, 2009

Hey Janice, did I tell you I had received The Lore of Scotland, by Jennifer Westwood and Sophia Kingshill? Remember, I had mentioned it in my last post. You know, I have always been very interested in myths and legends and so I’m looking forward to reading it. When I was a little girl, I used to come back from … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Tales & Mysteries | Tagged Andrew Lang Fairy Books, Contes et Légendes d'Ecosse, Editeur Fernand Nathan, Fairy Tales, James Hogg, Jennifer Westwood, Legends, Myths, Scottish Authors, Scottish Legends, Sophia Kingshill, Storytelling, Tales and Sketches of the Ettrick Shepherd, Tartan Tales, The Blue Fairy Book, The Brown Fairy Book, The Crimson Fairy Book, The Grey Fairy Book, The Lilac Fairy Book, The Lore of Scotland, The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Borders, The Olive Fairy Book, The Orange Fairy Book, The Pink Fairy Book, The Red Fairy Book, The Violet Fairy Book, The Yellow Fairy Book, Walter Scott | 2 Replies
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