35 suggestions for "mythical-creature"
Abbey lubberMinor devil tasked with tempting monks into corrupt and lascivious behaviour.
AstomiMythological race of people without mouths, who survived by inhaling air and scents through their nostrils.
BansheeFemale spirit in Irish and Scottish folklore whose wailing voice is heard before the death of a member of the family to which she is attached.
BluecapBrownie or spirit who worked in the mines of Northern England pushing wagons out of the mines, usually appearing as a blue light.
BodachMythical creature in Scottish Gaelic and Irish folklore, invoked as a nursery bogey to frighten children into good behaviour.
BonnaconMythical beast with a bull's head and a horse's body, able to expel large amounts of caustic excreta from its it anus.
BoobrieShapeshifting entity of the lochs of the west coast of Scotland
CailleachAncient 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 SithFairy cat of the Highlands of Scotland, black and as large as a dog.
Church grimSpirit that protects graveyards from witches and the Devil, usually appearing as a black dog.
CockatriceMythical heraldic beast hatched from a rooster's egg hatched by a toad, said to be able to kill with its stare.
DunterSpirits also known as powries, said to haunt the peel towers and castles of the Scottish border with England.
FachanMonstrous creature of the Scottish Highlands.
FetchApparition in the form of a double of a living person, often a portent of death.
GrindylowMalignant Yorkshire water spirit said to lurk in stagnant pools, dragging down into the water those children who venture too close.
IncubusDemon in male form that seeks to have sexual intercourse with a sleeping woman.
Jenny GreenteethWater spirit said to inhabit pools in Cheshire, Lancashire and Shropshire. If children venture too close, then she reaches out of the water and drags them in to their deaths.
KelpieShape-shifting water spirit inhabiting the lochs and pools of Scotland.
Ly ErgFairy from Scottish folklore that dresses as a soldier, challenging passersby to fight. But anyone who takes up the challenge will die, win or lose.
MaroolMalevolent Shetland monster in the form of a large fish.
Mermaid of ZennorMermaid who enticed a chorister from the local parish church to live with her in the sea.
MyrmecoleonUsually considered to be a mythical creature of legend, it has also been identified as a rock hyrax.
NuckelaveeHorse-like demon from Orcadian mythology that shares some of the characteristics of humans.
NuggleMythical water horse of mainly Shetland folklore where it was also referred to as a shoepultie or shoopiltee in some areas of the islands
Nursery bogeyImaginary being invoked by adults to scare children away from dangerous places or frighten them into good behaviour.
Peg PowlerEvil spirit of the River Tees in northeastern England, said to drag children who ventured too close the water's edge to their deaths.
RedcapEvil fairies said to live in the peel towers and castles of the Scottish border with England.
Sea MitherMythical being of Orcadian folklore that lives in the sea during summer; also known as Mither of the Sea.
SooterkinImaginary kind of afterbirth in the form of an "evil-looking little animal" especially attributed to Dutch women.
Stoor wormGigantic evil sea serpent of Orcadian folklore
UndineUndines (or ondines) are a category of imaginary elemental beings associated with water, first named in the alchemical writings of Paracelsus. Similar creatures are found in classical literature, particularly Ovid's
Metamorphoses.
Water bullAlso known as tarbh uisge in Scottish Gaelic, a mythological Scottish creature similar to the Manx tarroo ushtey.
WulverFairy being, part of the folklore of the Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland, a type of werewolf, half man, half wolf.
Yale (mythical creature)Heraldic beast whose meaning is "proud defence". Although it has never been identified with a living or extinct creature, it may be based on descriptions of Indian water buffalos.
ZitironMythological creature with an upper body in the form of an armed knight, fused with the tail of a fish.
Mythological creatures who seek out sailors to drown and stricken boats to sink. 
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. 
Scottish woman accused of witchcraft in 1662 and probably executed, whose detailed testimony provides one of the most comprehensive insights into European witchcraft folklore at the end of the era of witch-hunts. 
Five Scottish women accused of witchcraft in the small fishing village of Pittenweem in Fife on the east coast of Scotland in 1704.
Development of the Small-Scale Experimental Machine, the world’s first stored-program computer. 
Scottish woman found guilty and executed for witchcraft and associating with fairies.