In recent years, Scottish Selkie stories have become some of the most popular folk tales told. These creatures of the sea have inspired more than just legends but also songs, romantic novels and plenty of modern artworks. Scotland has stories of a wide variety of supernatural creatures, so what is Read more
The tale of Whuppity Stoorie is a light-hearted story with lots of strange sounding names in it. Luckily, you don’t need to worry about pronouncing them because I’ve done it for you. You might notice a few similarities between Whuppity Stoorie and some other fairytales, this is the Scottish equivalent. Read more
After being launched in 2015, the North Coast 500 has quickly become one of Scotland’s biggest attractions. What most who race around the route don’t realise is that they can enjoy the NC500 more by travelling slower! Starting and finishing in Inverness, the entire NC500 trip takes you around 516 Read more
The Legend of the Red Etin is an epic fairytale with no fixed location but generally thought to be from the Scottish Borders. There are some English variants like Jack & The Beanstock but this Scottish version goes back at least 500 years. It was even said to be a Read more
When Molly and I were invited to stay at Inverskilavulin Estate and explore some local stories, we couldn’t believe our luck! Not only would we have somewhere warm and dry to stay instead of our usual tent, but this area is packed full of history. The only hard part was Read more
I Love Castles. It’s pretty straightforward and I’m sure if you’re reading this then you do too! However, with over 2000 Scottish castles spread far and wide, it can be hard to choose which to explore. When it comes to atmosphere and sheer rugged beauty, it’s hard to beat a Read more
Eilean Donan Castle is one of the most popular castles in Scotland. You’ll find it on shortbread tins, whisky bottles and Visit Scotland adverts. Thousands of people stop there, take some pictures, and some even go inside but how many know about the legends of Eilean Donan Castle? The current Read more
The story of the Fiddlers of Tomnahurich has everything you could want. Music, dancing, fairies and a place name so fun to say that this is a story that needs telling out loud. Watch the video below to listen to the story being read aloud and if you need to Read more
Perched on an Ayrshire clifftop, one visit to Culzean Castle proves this is no ordinary mansion. On the surface, everything looks luxuriously comfortable with palm trees in the garden and expensive paintings on the walls. What many don’t realise is that below their feet, lie the dark and mysterious Culzean Read more
The following is a story from the Isle of Skye and it’s one that I think deserves to be read to you rather than just written. This is the story of The Dream Makers. If you need to read along or put it into a translator then you can find Read more