Stevenston’s Legend of the Hidden Gold
After the routing of the Spanish Armada in 1588, many of the Spanish Galleons escaped and tried to find North West passage through the North Sea: around the tip of Scotland and back to Spain.
Category: Legends
Anstruther Harbour
The harbour is said to have witnessed a miracle during the Dark Age. The Vikings made an assault on the Isle of May, which was then the home of St Adrian.
Lordscairnie Castle
The castle has links with the legend of the more infamous Glamis Castle.
Carlin Maggie Stone
Carlin Maggie’s stone is a 40-foot natural stone column formed of volcanic basalt.
The Treasure of Largo Law
The area around Largo Law is associated with many legends. The actual hill of Largo Law is volcanic in origin, and was said to have been created when the Devil dropped a huge boulder. Part of the outcrop on the top of Largo Law is known as the Devil’s chair, and has seven steps leading up to it.
Blue Stane, St Andrews
The Blue Stane (stone) now largely ignored, was once a Celtic place of power in the landscape around St Andrews.
Crail
A large stone, close to the churchyard is said to have been thrown by the Devil from the Isle of May. It is possible that the stone was part of a sacred site here before the church.
King’s Caves
Along the Western shore of Arran, are a series of natural caves in the sandstone rock. One of the caves is said to have been the refuge in which Robert the Bruce had his famed encounter with a spider.
Ruthven Barracks
The castle that once stood on the site of the barracks, was said to be haunted by its notorious lord, who was trapped in limbo playing cards with the Devil.
Ruthven was first used as a Barracks in 1689. It was taken by force twice; once when the garrison surrendered to Bonnie Dundee, the other time being in 1746 when it was overrun by Jacobite troops.
Glamis Castle
Glamis Castle is known as one of the most haunted castles in Britain. It certainly has more stories and legends attached to it than any other castle within the British Isles, perhaps with the exception of Hermitage Castle in the Scottish Borders.
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