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Posts by Folklore of Scotland

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks"
~ John Muir

'John of the Mountains' and 'Father of the National Parks', the Scottish-born American was #botd 1838

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks" ~ John Muir 'John of the Mountains' and 'Father of the National Parks', the Scottish-born American was #botd 1838

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks"
~ John Muir

'John of the Mountains' and 'Father of the National Parks', the Scottish-born American was #botd 1838

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For #ThickTrunkTuesday I thought I'd share a picture of my late grandfather, William Rae, standing beside an elderly sycamore planted by William Burnes the father of Scottish poet and lyricist, Robert Burns. He was President of Alloway Burns Club

📷 Scottish Field

For #ThickTrunkTuesday I thought I'd share a picture of my late grandfather, William Rae, standing beside an elderly sycamore planted by William Burnes the father of Scottish poet and lyricist, Robert Burns. He was President of Alloway Burns Club 📷 Scottish Field

For #ThickTrunkTuesday I thought I'd share a picture of my late grandfather, William Rae, standing beside an elderly sycamore planted by William Burnes the father of Scottish poet and lyricist, Robert Burns. He was President of Alloway Burns Club.

📷 Scottish Field

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The 'Blue Men of the Minch' inhabit the stretch of water between the Outer Hebrides and mainland Scotland, looking for sailors to drown and stricken boats to sink

read more: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#mythologymonday #Scotland

The 'Blue Men of the Minch' inhabit the stretch of water between the Outer Hebrides and mainland Scotland, looking for sailors to drown and stricken boats to sink read more: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" folkloreofscotland.com #mythologymonday #Scotland

The 'Blue Men of the Minch' inhabit the stretch of water between the Outer Hebrides and mainland Scotland, looking for sailors to drown and stricken boats to sink

read more: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#mythologymonday #Scotland

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Fairie or Elf, Klippe is a guardian to all those walking lonely moorland at night. A spritely fellow who dances beside the traveller to ensure a safe journey

more in my "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#folklore #Scotland #booksky
art: Brian Froud

Fairie or Elf, Klippe is a guardian to all those walking lonely moorland at night. A spritely fellow who dances beside the traveller to ensure a safe journey more in my "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" folkloreofscotland.com #folklore #Scotland #booksky art: Brian Froud

Fairie or Elf, Klippe is a guardian to all those walking lonely moorland at night. A spritely fellow who dances beside the traveller to ensure a safe journey

more in my "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#folklore #Scotland #booksky
art: Brian Froud

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Clanyard Bay on the Galloway coast is haunted by a lone piper who foolishly entered a cave full of Fairie treasure

read more in my "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#folklore #scotland #booksky

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Yester Castle, built by Hugo de Giffard, the Wizard. The castle was built over an entrance to Hell and the builders were an army of goblins provided by the Devil. The only remaining complete structure is the subterranean Goblin Ha' 

more in my: "Folklore of Scotland"

#bookwormsat #Scotland

Yester Castle, built by Hugo de Giffard, the Wizard. The castle was built over an entrance to Hell and the builders were an army of goblins provided by the Devil. The only remaining complete structure is the subterranean Goblin Ha'  more in my: "Folklore of Scotland" #bookwormsat #Scotland

Yester Castle, built by Hugo de Giffard, the Wizard. The castle was built over an entrance to Hell and the builders were an army of goblins provided by the Devil. The only remaining complete structure is the subterranean Goblin Hall.

more in my: "Folklore of Scotland"

#bookwormsat #Scotland

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A 'wraith' is an undead being from Scottish folklore, the embodiment of a soul on the verge of death

Also a 'waff' in Northumberland and 'swarth' in Cumbrian dialects

#PhantomsFriday #Scotland 
art: Vera Violetta

A 'wraith' is an undead being from Scottish folklore, the embodiment of a soul on the verge of death Also a 'waff' in Northumberland and 'swarth' in Cumbrian dialects #PhantomsFriday #Scotland art: Vera Violetta

A 'wraith' is an undead being from Scottish folklore, the embodiment of a soul on the verge of death

Also a 'waff' in Northumberland and 'swarth' in Cumbrian dialects

#PhantomsFriday #Scotland
art: Vera Violetta

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A dragon terrorised the Dalry area, until a local blacksmith killed it on Moot Hill. He made a spiked suit of armour and when the dragon swallowed him it was ripped to pieces from the inside, out

more in: "Folklore of Scotland"
folkloreofscotland.com

#FairytaleTuesday #booksky
art: Johan Egerkrans

A dragon terrorised the Dalry area, until a local blacksmith killed it on Moot Hill. He made a spiked suit of armour and when the dragon swallowed him it was ripped to pieces from the inside, out more in: "Folklore of Scotland" folkloreofscotland.com #FairytaleTuesday #booksky art: Johan Egerkrans

A dragon terrorised the Dalry area, until a local blacksmith killed it on Moot Hill. He made a spiked suit of armour and when the dragon swallowed him it was ripped to pieces from the inside, out

more in: "Folklore of Scotland"
folkloreofscotland.com

#FairytaleTuesday #booksky
art: Johan Egerkrans

1 week ago 12 3 0 0
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A dragon used to fly around Edinburgh, terrorising locals and eating their livestock. One day it ate so much, it lay down for a sleep and never woke up. Its body became the hill know as Arthur’s Seat.

#mythologymonday #Scotland 
art: 'Sleeping Dragon' by Stephen G. Rae

A dragon used to fly around Edinburgh, terrorising locals and eating their livestock. One day it ate so much, it lay down for a sleep and never woke up. Its body became the hill know as Arthur’s Seat. #mythologymonday #Scotland art: 'Sleeping Dragon' by Stephen G. Rae

A dragon used to fly around Edinburgh, terrorising locals and eating their livestock. One day it ate so much, it lay down for a sleep and never woke up. Its body became the hill know as Arthur’s Seat.

#mythologymonday #Scotland
art: 'Sleeping Dragon' by Stephen G. Rae

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walking in Torridon
my only companion
distant barking dog

Haiku inspired by the tell of 'cu sìth' is the faerie dog; the size of a Highland cow and of a distinctive green colour. But whether he'd make a good pet?

more: "Folklore of Scotland"
folkloreofscotland.com

#bookwormsat #Scotland

walking in Torridon my only companion distant barking dog Haiku inspired by the tell of 'cu sìth' is the faerie dog; the size of a Highland cow and of a distinctive green colour. But whether he'd make a good pet? more: "Folklore of Scotland" folkloreofscotland.com #bookwormsat #Scotland

walking in Torridon
my only companion
distant barking dog

a Haiku inspired by the tale of 'cu sìth' is the faerie dog; it's the size of a Highland cow and of a distinctive green colour. But whether it'd make a good pet?

more: "Folklore of Scotland"
folkloreofscotland.com

#bookwormsat #Scotland

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The Faerie Cup of Mingary Castle is a magical vessel stolen from local fairies. It fills with whatever liquid the bearer wishes it to. Cheers!

more: "Folklore of Scotland"
https://folkloreofscotland.com/

#FaerieFriday #folklore #Scotland 
art: Celelia

The Faerie Cup of Mingary Castle is a magical vessel stolen from local fairies. It fills with whatever liquid the bearer wishes it to. Cheers! more: "Folklore of Scotland" https://folkloreofscotland.com/ #FaerieFriday #folklore #Scotland art: Celelia

The Fairie Cup of Mingary Castle is a magical vessel stolen from local fairies. It fills with whatever liquid the bearer wishes it to. Cheers!

more: "Folklore of Scotland"
folkloreofscotland.com

#FaerieFriday #folklore #Scotland
art: Celelia

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It's National Unicorn Day 🦄 But unicorns in Scotland? The "Beast of the Lowering Horn" on the Isle of Skye to be more precise

from: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae 
link: folkloreofscotland.com


#folklorethursday #bookologythursday
art: Stephen G. Rae

It's National Unicorn Day 🦄 But unicorns in Scotland? The "Beast of the Lowering Horn" on the Isle of Skye to be more precise from: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae link: folkloreofscotland.com #folklorethursday #bookologythursday art: Stephen G. Rae

It's National Unicorn Day 🦄 But unicorns in Scotland? The "Beast of the Lowering Horn" on the Isle of Skye to be more precise

from: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae
link: folkloreofscotland.com

#folklorethursday #bookologythursday
art: Stephen G. Rae

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#TartanDay - the "Witches of Scotland" tartan. The design was created by Clare Campbell to memorialise those who suffered as a result of The Witchcraft Act 1563 to 1736 in Scotland.

#TartanDay - the "Witches of Scotland" tartan. The design was created by Clare Campbell to memorialise those who suffered as a result of The Witchcraft Act 1563 to 1736 in Scotland.

#TartanDay - the "Witches of Scotland" tartan. The design was created by Clare Campbell to memorialise those who suffered as a result of The Witchcraft Act 1563 to 1736 in Scotland.

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"Then water-kelpies haunt the foord,
By your direction,
And 'nighted trav'llers are allur'd 
To their destruction"

~ the Kelpie, in Robert Burns' "Address to the Deil" (Devil)

read more in: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
https://folkloreofscotland.com/

#bookwormsat #Scotland

"Then water-kelpies haunt the foord, By your direction, And 'nighted trav'llers are allur'd To their destruction" ~ the Kelpie, in Robert Burns' "Address to the Deil" (Devil) read more in: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" https://folkloreofscotland.com/ #bookwormsat #Scotland

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"Then water-kelpies haunt the foord,
By your direction,
And 'nighted trav'llers are allur'd
To their destruction"

~ the Kelpie, in Robert Burns' "Address to the Deil" (Devil)

read more in: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#bookwormsat #Scotland

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Certainly in lowland Scots folklore

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A 'black shuck' haunted woodland around Ayr, but this malevolent dog from folklore saved a child from a wolf

and read more in my new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#phantomsfriday #folklore #Scotland

A 'black shuck' haunted woodland around Ayr, but this malevolent dog from folklore saved a child from a wolf and read more in my new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" folkloreofscotland.com #phantomsfriday #folklore #Scotland

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A 'black shuck' haunted woodland around Ayr, but in one tale, this malevolent dog from folklore saved a child from a wolf

and read more in my new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#phantomsfriday #folklore #scotland

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Redcap, the murderous goblin from Anglo-Scottish Borders folklore

read more in my new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#bookologythursday #folklorethursday
art: "Recap" by Stephen G. Rae

Redcap, the murderous goblin from Anglo-Scottish Borders folklore read more in my new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" folkloreofscotland.com #bookologythursday #folklorethursday art: "Recap" by Stephen G. Rae

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Redcap, the murderous goblin from Anglo-Scottish Borders folklore

read more in my new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#bookologythursday #folklorethursday
art: "Recap" by me

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Fachan lives in the Highlands of Scotland. He's easily identified by his one eye, one arm and one leg!

and read more in my: "Folklore of Scotland"
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/

#bookologythursday #folklorethursday
art: "Fachan" by Stephen G. Rae

Fachan lives in the Highlands of Scotland. He's easily identified by his one eye, one arm and one leg! and read more in my: "Folklore of Scotland" bardofcumberland.com/folklore/ #bookologythursday #folklorethursday art: "Fachan" by Stephen G. Rae

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Fachan lives in the Highlands of Scotland. He's easily identified by his one eye, one arm and one leg!

and read more in my: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
bardofcumberland.com/folklore/

#bookologythursday #folklorethursday
art: "Fachan" by me

2 weeks ago 20 6 0 0
A woman on Shetland found a Cockatrice egg and placed it under a broody hen, when the egg hatched, it not only devoured its foster mother but the entire chicken coop!

more: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folklore and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#wyrdwednesday #Scotland
art: Dan Scott

A woman on Shetland found a Cockatrice egg and placed it under a broody hen, when the egg hatched, it not only devoured its foster mother but the entire chicken coop! more: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folklore and Folk Horror" folkloreofscotland.com #wyrdwednesday #Scotland art: Dan Scott

A woman on Shetland found a Cockatrice egg and placed it under a broody hen, and when the egg hatched, it not only devoured its foster mother but the entire chicken coop!

more: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folklore and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#wyrdwednesday #Scotland
art: Dan Scott

3 weeks ago 20 6 1 0
"The world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air" ~ Tolkien; Treebeard 

#TolkienTuesday #TolkienTrewsday
art: "Treebeard" by Stephen G. Rae

"The world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air" ~ Tolkien; Treebeard #TolkienTuesday #TolkienTrewsday art: "Treebeard" by Stephen G. Rae

"The world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air" ~ Tolkien; Treebeard

#TolkienTuesday #TolkienTrewsday
art: "Treebeard" by Stephen G. Rae

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Born in the Scottish Borders 1175, Michael Scot, 'the Wizard' was a mathematician and scholar; writing on alchemy, astrology and the occult sciences.

In legend, Long Meg and her daughters were turned to stone by Scot, forming the famous Cumbrian stone circle.

#mythologymonday

Born in the Scottish Borders 1175, Michael Scot, 'the Wizard' was a mathematician and scholar; writing on alchemy, astrology and the occult sciences. In legend, Long Meg and her daughters were turned to stone by Scot, forming the famous Cumbrian stone circle. #mythologymonday

Born in the Scottish Borders 1175, Michael Scot, 'the Wizard' was a mathematician and scholar; writing on alchemy, astrology and the occult sciences.

In legend, Long Meg and her daughters were turned to stone by Scot, forming the famous Cumbrian stone circle.

#mythologymonday #Scotland

3 weeks ago 6 2 0 0
'Macbeth' was cursed from the beginning, a coven of witches objected to the using of real incantations, so they put a curse on the play. In Scots lore the witches were fairies

more: 'Folklore of Scotland'
folkloreofscotland.com

#ShakespeareWeek #BookWormSat
art: Daniel Gardner

'Macbeth' was cursed from the beginning, a coven of witches objected to the using of real incantations, so they put a curse on the play. In Scots lore the witches were fairies more: 'Folklore of Scotland' folkloreofscotland.com #ShakespeareWeek #BookWormSat art: Daniel Gardner

'Macbeth' was cursed from the beginning, a coven of witches objected to the using of real incantations, so they put a curse on the play. In Scots lore the witches were fairies.

more in: 'Folklore of Scotland'
folkloreofscotland.com

#ShakespeareWeek #BookWormSat
art: Daniel Gardner

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#FaerieFriday Galloway was the last stronghold of the Faeries. In 1850 a hawthorn tree halted the widening of the road between Glenluce and Newton Stewart because it was 'faerie property'

more in my "Folklore of Scotland"
folkloreofscotland.com/faeriefolk

art: Yuliya Litvinova

#FaerieFriday Galloway was the last stronghold of the Faeries. In 1850 a hawthorn tree halted the widening of the road between Glenluce and Newton Stewart because it was 'faerie property' more in my "Folklore of Scotland" folkloreofscotland.com/faeriefolk art: Yuliya Litvinova

#FaerieFriday Galloway was the last stronghold of the Faeries. In 1850 a hawthorn tree halted the widening of the road between Glenluce and Newton Stewart because it was 'faerie property'

more in my "Folklore of Scotland"
folkloreofscotland.com/faeriefolk

art: Yuliya Litvinova

3 weeks ago 4 1 0 0
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King James VI was obsessed with lycanthropy, the transformation of a person into a wolf and potions containing poppy and belladonna were drunk in rituals 

from my: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
https://folkloreofscotland.com/

#bookologythursday #folklorethursday

King James VI was obsessed with lycanthropy, the transformation of a person into a wolf and potions containing poppy and belladonna were drunk in rituals from my: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" https://folkloreofscotland.com/ #bookologythursday #folklorethursday

King James VI was obsessed with lycanthropy, the transformation of a person into a wolf and potions containing poppy and belladonna were drunk in rituals

from my: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"
folkloreofscotland.com

#bookologythursday #folklorethursday

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Introducing my new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" 

Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; vampires; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire
https://folkloreofscotland.com/

#bookologythursday #folklorethursday

Introducing my new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; vampires; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire https://folkloreofscotland.com/ #bookologythursday #folklorethursday

Introducing my new: "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror"

Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; vampires; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire
folkloreofscotland.com

#bookologythursday #folklorethursday

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In Scots dialect, 'gowk' is cuckoo. It's the Faerie Bird, believed to dwell in the Underworld during the winter months, only to arrive in this world at spring

more: 'Folklore of Scotland' by Stephen G. Rae 
folkloreofscotland.com

#FairytaleTuesday #Scotland 
📷 Howard Kearley

In Scots dialect, 'gowk' is cuckoo. It's the Faerie Bird, believed to dwell in the Underworld during the winter months, only to arrive in this world at spring more: 'Folklore of Scotland' by Stephen G. Rae folkloreofscotland.com #FairytaleTuesday #Scotland 📷 Howard Kearley

In Scots dialect, 'gowk' is cuckoo. It's the Faerie Bird, believed to dwell in the Underworld during the winter months, only to arrive in this world at spring

more in: 'Folklore of Scotland' by Stephen G. Rae
folkloreofscotland.com

#FairytaleTuesday #Scotland
📷 Howard Kearley

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'Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror' by Stephen G. Rae 

Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; giants and ogre; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan, Gorbals Vampire
folkloreofscotland.com

#folklore #folkhorror #Scotland

'Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror' by Stephen G. Rae Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; giants and ogre; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan, Gorbals Vampire folkloreofscotland.com #folklore #folkhorror #Scotland

'Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror' by Stephen G. Rae

Elf and fairie; brownie and goblin; faerie animals; demons of land and sea; giants and ogre; wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan, Gorbals Vampire
folkloreofscotland.com

#folklore #folkhorror #Scotland

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Statue of Hercules the bear at Langass Woods, Isle of North Uist, Scotland

Statue of Hercules the bear at Langass Woods, Isle of North Uist, Scotland

#WorldBearDay Scotland's most famous bear was Hercules, born at the Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie and purchased by Scottish wrestler Andy Robin, and later appearing in both film and television. In 1980 he took a 24 day vacation in the Outer Hebrides before his capture. He died in 2001 aged 25.

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Tales of elf, fairie and goblin; demons of land and sea; giants, ogre, wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire

"Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae 
https://folklorepress.co.uk/folkscotland/

Tales of elf, fairie and goblin; demons of land and sea; giants, ogre, wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire "Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae https://folklorepress.co.uk/folkscotland/

#WeekendReads 📚

Tales of elf, fairie and goblin; demons of land and sea; giants, ogre, wolf man and werewolf; Beast of Buchan and Gorbals Vampire

"Folklore of Scotland: Faerie Folk and Folk Horror" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk/folkscotland/

#folklore #scotland #booksky

1 month ago 7 1 0 0
walking in Torridon
my only companion 
distant barking dog

'cu sìth' is the faerie dog; the size of a Highland Cow with a shaggy green coat. It will let out three barks as an ill omen

from my book: "Folklore of Scotland"
https://folklorepress.co.uk/folkscotland/

#worldpoetryday #bookwormsat

walking in Torridon my only companion distant barking dog 'cu sìth' is the faerie dog; the size of a Highland Cow with a shaggy green coat. It will let out three barks as an ill omen from my book: "Folklore of Scotland" https://folklorepress.co.uk/folkscotland/ #worldpoetryday #bookwormsat

walking in Torridon
my only companion
distant barking dog

~ 'cu sìth' is the faerie dog; the size of a Highland Cow with a shaggy green coat. It will let out three barks as an ill omen

~ from my book: "Folklore of Scotland"
folklorepress.co.uk/folkscotland/

#worldpoetryday #bookwormsat

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