The Scottish Highlands, a popular destination for hikers, also harbors a wealth of chilling folklore. From seductive witches to phantom pipers and shape-shifting kelpies, these supernatural tales warn of encounters that could turn deadly. Explore the chilling legends of the Baobhan sith, the Phantom Piper, and the kelpie, and discover why some visitors to the Highlands might want to pack a rabbit's foot for protection.
Thousands head for hikes to the Highlands every year, but while many walk away carefree some may be in for a more grizzly time haunted by a run-in with the supernatural.
One such story that will send fear down anyone's spine is the Baobhan sith. Legend has it that if you encounter an enchantingly beautiful woman, extremely out of place in the bleak depths of the Highlands you may be in for trouble. Meaning fairy witch, the Baobhan sith seduces their victims before attacking and killing them in a vampiric-like way.
If you're lucky enough to escape the two ghouls you may be fooled by the final supernatural surprise which lures victims in by looking like an innocent horse when it is in fact a kelpie - a mythical shape-shifting spirit inhabiting lochs. They are usually described as grey or white horse-like creatures, able to adopt human form before dragging their victims into the water to kill and eat them.
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