Celtic mythology is comprised of legends and ... Another shapeshifting aquatic creature from Scotland is the selkie, which can switch between seal and human forms by shedding its seal skin.

Those familiar with Harry Potter will have heard of the mythical grindylow, described in the JK Rowling novels as a small, ...

Kate Macleod, also known as The Hebridean Mermaid, will explore waters surrounding the Western Isles in a new-series.

A brand new set of stamps are to be issued featuring illustrations of weird and wonderful creatures. The eight stamps show ...

In Scottish folklore, large animals have been associated ... The earliest written reference linking such creatures to Loch Ness is in the biography of Saint Columba, the man credited with ...

A rare, unique goat-antelope native to the Eastern Himalayas. Legendary firebird symbolizing rebirth and immortality. An ...

Royal Mail has revealed a set of stamps featuring mythical creatures and figures from UK folklore. Cornish piskies, the Loch ...

Royal Mail has revealed images of a new set of stamps illustrating well-known mythical creatures and legendary figures of folklore. Images in the eight stamps feature Beowulf and Grendel, Blodeuwedd, ...

And while they might not be as well known as Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, the north of England can claim the strange creatures as their own. First thought to have appeared in folklore tales ...