AMONG the works consulted are the following, the titles being given in alphabetical order : A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland. MacCulloch, M.D. 1819. By John A Description of the Western Islands. By M. Martin. Circa 1695. A Handbook of Weather Folklore. By the Rev. C. Swainson, M.A. A Historical Account of the belief in Witchcraft in Scotland. By Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe. A Journey through the Western Counties of Scotland. By Robert Heron. 1799. Ancient Legends: Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland. By Lady Wilde. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language. By John Jamieson, D.D. Annals of Dunfermline and Vicinity. By Ebenezer Henderson, LL.D. Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland. By Rev. Charles Cordiner. 1780. Archæological Sketches in Scotland: Districts of Kintyre and Knapdale. By Captain T. P. White. A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides, MDCCLXXII. Thomas Pennant. By A Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX. By Thomas Pennant. Britannia; or, A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands adjacent, from the Earliest Antiquity. By William Camden. Translated from the edition published by the Author in MDCVII. Enlarged by the latest discoveries by Richard Gough. The second edition in four volumes. 1806. Celtic Heathendom. By Professor John Rhys. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban. By William Forbes Skene. Churchlore Gleanings. By T. F. Thiselton Dyer. Daemonologie in Forme of a Dialogve. Written by the High and Mightie Prince James, by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland; Defender of the Faith. 1603. Descriptive Notices of some of the Ancient Parochial and Collegiate Churches of Scotland. By T. S. Muir. Domestic Annals of Scotland from the Reformation to the Revolu tion. By Robert Chambers, LL.D. Ecclesiological Notes on some of the Islands of Scotland. By T. S. Muir. English Folklore. By the Rev. T. F. Thiselton Dyer, M.A. Essays in the Study of Folk Songs. By the Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco. Ethnology in Folklore. By G. L. Gomme. Folklore. Folklore Journal. Folklore of East Yorkshire. By John Nicholson. Folklore of Shakespeare. M.A. Oxon. By Rev. T. F. Thiselton Dyer, Folklore; or, Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within this Century. By James Napier, F.R.S.E. Gairloch in North-west Ross-shire: Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants, and Natural History. By John H. Dixon. Historical and Statistical Account of Dunfermline. By Rev. Peter Chalmers, A.M. Kalendars of Scottish Saints. By the late Alexander Penrose Forbes, Bishop of Brechin. Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London. Burt's Letters. 1754. List of Markets and Fairs now and formerly held in Scotland. By Sir James David Marwick, LL.D. Memorabilia Domestica; or, Parish Life in the North of Scotland. By the late Rev. Donald Sage, A.M., Minister of Resolis. New Statistical Account of Scotland. Circa 1845. Notes and Queries. Notes on the Folklore of the North-east of Scotland. By the Rev. Walter Gregor. Notes on the Folklore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders. By William Henderson. Observations on Popular Antiquities, including the whole of Mr. Bourne's Antiquitates Vulgares. By John Brand, A.M. Old Glasgow: The Place and the People. By Andrew MacGeorge. Old Scottish Customs, Local and General. By E. J. Guthrie. Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. Edited by Francis H. Groome. Peasant Life in Sweden. By L. Lloyd. Popular Antiquities of Great Britain. By John Brand, M.A. Popular Tales of the West Highlands. By J. F. Campbell. Pre-historic Man. By Daniel Wilson, LL.D. Primitive Culture, By Edward B. Tylor, D.C.L. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Old Series, 1851-1878; New Series, 1878-1891. Rambles in the Far North. By R. Menzies Fergusson. Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland; or, The Traditional History of Cromarty. By Hugh Miller. Scotland in Early Christian Times. By Joseph Anderson, LL.D. Scotland in Pagan Times: The Bronze and Iron Ages. By Joseph Anderson, LL.D. Scotland in the Middle Ages. By Professor Cosmo Innes. Social Life in Scotland. By Charles Rogers, LL.D. Statistical Account of Scotland. By Sir John Sinclair. Circa 1798. The Antiquary. The Archæological Journal. Published under the direction of The Council of the Royal Archæological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in connection with the Calendar. Edited by R. Chambers. The Darker Superstitions of Scotland. By John Graham Dalyell. 1834. The Early Scottish Church: Ecclesiastical History of Scotland from the First to the Twelfth Centuries. By the Rev. Thomas M'Lauchlan. The Every-Day Book. By William Hone. The Folklore of Plants. By T. F. Thiselton Dyer. The Gentleman's Magazine Library-Manners and Customs. Edited by G. L. Gomme, F.S.A. The Gentleman's Magazine Library--Popular Superstitions. Edited The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion. By J. G. The History of St. Cuthbert. By Charles, Archbishop of Glasgow. The Legendary Lore of the Holy Wells of England, including The Past in the Present. By Arthur Mitchell, M.D., LL.D. The Surnames and Placenames of the Isle of Man. Tree and Serpent Worship. By James Fergusson, D.C.L., F.R.S. Unique Traditions, chiefly of the West and South of Scotland. By Wayfaring in France. By E. H. Barker. Weather-lore: A Collection of Proverbs, Sayings, and Rules concerning the Weather. By R. Inwards, F. R.A.S. Witch, Warlock, and Magician. By W. H. Davenport Adams. 1 FOLKLORE OF SCOTTISH LOCHS AND SPRINGS. CHAPTER I. WORSHIP OF WATER. Archaic Nature - worship Deification of Water MetaphorsDivination by Water-Persistence of Paganism -- ShonySuperstitions of Sailors and Fishermen-Sea Serpent-Mer-folk -Sea Charms-Taking Animals into the Sea-Rescuing from Drowning-Ancient Beliefs about Rivers-Dead and Living Ford-Clay Image-Dunskey-Lakes-Dow Loch-St. Vigeans -St. Tredwell's Loch-Wells of Spey and Drachaldy—Survival of Well-worship—Disappearance of Springs-St. Margaret's Well-Anthropomorphism of Springs-Celtic Influence-Cream of the Well. IN glancing at the superstitions connected with Scottish lochs and springs, we are called upon to scan a chapter of our social history not yet closed. A somewhat scanty amount of information is available to explain the origin and growth of such superstitions, but enough can be had to connect them with archaic nature-worship. In the dark dawn of our annals B |