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

 

 

Orkney Ring of Brodgar © 2003 Scotiana

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 […]

March 16th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Folk Tales & Mysteries | Leave a comment

A Journey Into Fairyland With Reverend Kirk

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.

Doon Hill – Scotiana.com – 2006

Aberfoyle is only 30 miles away by road of Glasgow and […]

October 15th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Folk Tales & Mysteries | Leave a comment

The Lore of Scotland : Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends

The Lore of Scotland – Jennifer Westwood & Sophia Kingshill

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 […]

October 12th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Folk Tales & Mysteries | 2 comments