Myths & magic (120 pages found in this category)


Buttery spirit

Redirected to Abbey lubber.

Cailleach

Ancient Celtic hag goddess who in her various guises shaped the land, controlled the forces of nature, and was responsible for the harsh nature of winter.

Cat Sith

Fairy cat of the Highlands of Scotland, black and as large as a dog.

Centicore

Redirected to Yale (mythical creature).

Cheltenham Ghost

One of the earliest accounts of an apparition investigated by the Society for Psychical Research.

Church grim

Spirit that protects graveyards from witches and the Devil, usually appearing as a black dog.

Cockatrice

Mythical heraldic beast hatched from a rooster's egg hatched by a toad, said to be able to kill with its stare.

Concealed shoes

Shoes hidden in the fabric of a building have been discovered in many European countries, as well as in other parts of the world, since at least the early modern period.

Corpse roads

Roads that once provided the means of transporting the dead to churchyards for burial.

Crathes Castle

Classic Scottish tower house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built in the 16th century.