Mysterious Scotland
In Mysterious Scotland, Michael Balfour investigates strange stories from the country’s moors, forests, rivers, holy wells, and lochs—as well as the old legends and dark secrets of palaces, castles, and cathedrals. Roaming a land where the past is mirrored in the present, he explores standing stones, mermaid beaches, and magic springs; seeks out new theories about Celtic and Pictish stones, carvings, and tombs; and finds monsters, ghouls, and ancient cures. Not forgotten are the great...
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Tapping into the old legends and dark secrets that comprise the weird and wonderful heritage of Scotland, Michael Balfour invites us to investigate puzzling tales of Pictish carvings and secret bunkers; forgotten prophecies and druidic laws; 19th-century body-snatchers and murders most foul; mermaids and marmalade makers, kings and kelpies, and a famous monster who lives in a loch. Informative, interesting, and invested with wry humor, this book introduces a colorful parade of characters who figure in the convoluted history of Scotland—from that avid golfer, Mary Queen of Scots, to the country's most celebrated men of letters, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson. 8 1/2" x 12". Color and black-and-white photos.
Acknowledgements7Introduction111The Old Stones212Holy Places, Healing Powers363The Celts504If You Look Over There ...665Hunting, Shooting, Fishing--and Golf856Edinburgh's Secrets Revealed1017Wee Drams and the Puddin' Race1168Island Mysteries1359Monsters, Ghoulies and Murders Most Foul15210Stories from Palaces, Castles and Other Great Homes17111Tartan Tales, and All That188Index203
