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Pages in category "Scottish legendary creatures" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Loch Ness Monster is a legendary aquatic creature reported from many sightings over many years. A popular belief is that the monster is a lone survivor of the "long-extinct plesiosaurs ". [ 14 ] Although the sighting of the monster was reported as far back as the 6th century, in recent times the sightings were reported once the road around ...
Scottish legendary creatures (4 C, 53 P) W. Witchcraft in Scotland (2 C, 47 P) Pages in category "Scottish mythology" The following 56 pages are in this category, out ...
Lavellan A Lavellan, làbh-allan, la-mhalan or la-bhallan etc. is a mythological creature from northern Scotland. It was generally considered to be a kind of rodent, and indeed the name "làbh-allan" is also used for a water shrew or water vole in Scottish Gaelic.
The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying versions of what a Chimera ...
A few [quantify] of these have been found [where?] in Scotland, though the great [quantify] majority have been found in northern England. The strongest evidence [ according to whom? ] for this is the presence on the Mortlach 2 stone of a symbol very similar to such a brooch, next to and in the same alignment as a Pictish Beast.
Almost every sizeable Scottish body of water has a kelpie story associated with it, [11] [38] but the most widely reported is the kelpie of Loch Ness. Several stories of mythical spirits and monsters are attached to the loch's vicinity, dating back to 6th-century reports of Saint Columba defeating a monster on the banks of the River Ness. [45]
Song of the Sea, a 2014 Irish animated film about a young boy who discovers his mute sister is a selkie who must find her voice and free the faerie creatures from the Celtic goddess Macha. Mara: The Seal Wife, a 2021 Scottish medium length film inspired by Selkie folklore set in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.