Welcome back everyone, today Im going to be returning to Scottish Urban Legends - this
time its only me - if you missed the one where Charlotte helped me out you can find that
video right up here.
I think its time again for me to butcher some Scottish pronunciations - Im sorry if I do
but these stories are just too good to miss out - lets see if you can handle some of the
darker ones - my name is Danny Burke and this is the Top 10 Scary Scottish Urban Legends
- Part 2
Starting off at number 10 we have The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdui[a].
Am Fear Liath Mor is the Gaelic name of a mythical creature known as the Big Grey Man
who is said to dwell at the summit of Scotlands Ben Macdui mountain.
Over the years, many climbers have felt its presence or even seen it - a lumbering giant
that skulks in the thick fog of the mountain peak.
He is often described as being very large, sometimes about 10 feet tall when standing
upright.
Short hairs cover his body, espeically on his broad shoulders.
His arms are also said to swing wildly when he is sighted.
Sightings of this creature have gone back centuries but the first credible account came
from Professor Norman Collie in 1891.
He said -I was returning from a cairn on the summit in the mist when I began to think I
heard something else other than my own footsteps.
For every few steps I took, I heard a crunch and then another crunch as if someone was
walking after me but taking footsteps three or four times the length of my own- … his
account goes into much more detail but for many people, these accounts are more than
enough to convince them of the Big Grey Man of Ben Macdui …
Moving on to number 9 we have Cathedral House Hotel[b].
This building in glasgow was originally built in 1877 as a halfway house for prisoners who
had been released from the nearby Duke Street Prison.
That prison was the site of many executions over the years including 12 in the 20th century.
The last person to be executed in Scotland, Susan Newell, was hanged at the prison in
October 1923 after being found guilty of strangling a paperboy.
In the years since that last execution, locals swear that the spirits of the executed have
made their home in the nearby Cathedral House Hotel.
Some say they have felt a ghostly presence brush up against them on the staircase.
There have also been several reports of two ghostly children being heard on the top floor
of the hotel, and items of furniture moving of their own accord.
In 2005, the GhostFinders Scotland group conducted a thorough investigation using high tech equipment.
They recorded unusual EMF and trifield readings, along with light orbs and various other visual
anomalies appearing on both video footage and still photographs.
Moving on to number 8 we have The Well of The Dead[c].
Many Scots will be familiar with the Jacobite Rising of 1746.
On April 16th, the Scottish forces fighting for independence from the British were dealt
a heavy loss.
Many lost their lives on the fields of Culloden.
Legend says that birds no longer sing above the boggy land where Jacobites made their
last stand.
Locals have witnessed a tartan wearing spirit wandering through the moor.
Those who get close enough manage to hear it muttering one single word -defeated- … every
year, on April 16th - the anniversary of the battle - they say you can still hear the clashing
of swords and the sound of men dying, locked in their bloody battle for eternity …
Moving on on now to number 7 we have Jenny With the Iron Teeth[d].
We talked about Gorbals in the last video - the Glasgow neighborhood thats home to Glasgows
necropolis where an estimated 50,000 people are buried.
As such, its not surprising that the area has made it into one of our videos for a second
time - but now its for a different reason.
In 1954, a policeman responded to reports that hundreds of children had descended upon
the ceremony.
When he arrived, the children had begun to disperse, he questioned them and they swore
that two children had just been devoured by the Gorbals Vampire - some of you may remember
that from the last video.
Well, the locals didnt believe the children - but not for the reason you might think.
They claimed the children had actually seen Jenny with The Iron Teeth.
It had been many years since they had heard that night.
She is said to be a demonic hag who roamed Glasgow Green in the 19th century, dragging
children to her lair with her great metal jaws.
The reports made people fear that she had returned - and in the years since then, perhaps
shes never left …
Coming in at number 6 now we have Netta Fornario[e].
This is perhaps one the strangest missing person cases Ive ever heard.
Netta Fornario was a member of an occult group called the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
They practiced ritual magic, tarot cards, mysticism and held a solid belief in the powers
of telepathy.
On top of that, Netta had a personal interest in fairies.
In 1929, Netta went to the Scottish island of Iona.
Nobody is quite sure why she did it.
She arrived at a local inn and spent most of her days wandering the tiny island alone.
After a few weeks, her innkeeper woke up to find Netta in a frenzy of packing her luggage.
Netta said that she needed to leave immediately as several individuals were attacking her
telepathically.
The innkeeper told her it would be impossible to leave that day as the boat to the mainland
did not run on Sundays.
Netta left in a rage, returning a few hours later to say that she had decided to stay
on Iona after all.
She left on one of her walks but when she didnt return that night, her innkeeper raised
the alarm.
After a 2 day search, they found Nettas dead body.
A cross has been cut into the turf with a dagger and Nettas body was lying on top of
it.
A doctor could not determine when or how she died.
Many people believe she was mentally ill and suicidal but others argue that she was the
victim of some really dark magic …
Next up at number 5 now we have Provan Hall[f].
Many people in Glasgow will know this as one of the oldest buildings in the city.
It was built as a hunting lodge for the bishops of Glasgow in 1471 - thats more than 20 years
before Christopher Columbus set sail - for all of you history buffs out there.
Its a pretty old building.
It has played host to some distinguished guests including Mary Queen of Scots and her Father
King James 5th.
Ghosts have been reported at the hall ever since those days.
Locals say theyve seen spirits of murderers and also their victims.
The master bedroom is said to be huanted by a man with a dagger.
They say that in the 19th century, he came home from two years at war to find his wife
had had a baby with another man.
In a fit of rage he stabbed her to death and then slit his own throat.
Another less violent ghost thats been seen is that of Reston Mathers.
He was a previous owner of the hall who is often seen on the stairs.
He died there in 1934 after breathing problems and is said to always be dressed in a black
bowler hat and sporting a bright white beard …
Next up at number 4 we have The Green Lady of Crathes Castle.
Many people know of the Green Lady of Crathes Castle, a forlorn spirit that has been seen
by an alarming amount of people.
Despite the 16th century castles grand size, the green lady is only ever seen one one room
- she paces back and forth in front of the fireplace, sometimes cradling an infant in
her arms.
Apparently even Queen Victoria herself saw the spectre while staying in the Castle one
night.
Some say that in life, the apparition was a servant girl who fell pregnant out of wedlock
and mysteriously disappeared soon after.
For a while this was dismissed as nonsense, but in the 1800s a grisly discovery was made.
While renovating a fireplace, some workman uncovered the skeletal remains of a woman
and child.
Even that story has been lost in the sands of time now - but the legend of The Green
Lady lives on.
Moving on now to number 3 we have the Dalmarnock Bridge Suicide Ghost[g].
Even without the ghost, its gothic style and age leaves a stark imagine in visitors minds.
There has been a bridge on that site going way back to 1821, spanning acrossthe River
Clyde.
Its also know for a harrowing suicide story.
They say that years ago, a man jumped to his death from the bridge.
He was 30 years old with short hair, wearing a blue three quarter length coat and black
trousers.
In the years since then, people have reported seeing his ghostly apparition jump to its
death over and over again.
Moving on to number 2 we have the Kelpies[h].
These are perhaps some of the most feared creatures in Scottish folklore.
Most accounts describe these creatures as shapeshifters that often take the form of
a horse.
When they appear in human male form, they are often very hairy.
They jump out at lone travellers on deserted roads and crush their victims to death.
If they appear in human female form, their behaviour is altogether different.
They take the form of a beautiful woman and lure men to their deaths in the water - much
like the Sirens weve talked about in other urban legend videos.
In horse form, theyre perhaps even more dangerous.
Its said that they entice people to climb on their back for a ride, only to drown them.
Whats even more twisted is that they apparently target children in particular.
Many centuries ago, people in Scotland would be wary of dark or white ponies that appeared
to be lost, they feared they were Kelpies that would take them to a watery grave.
One way to spot a Kelpie from a normal horse was that Kelpies had dripping manes, a sign
they had recently come from the water.
When a Kelpies tail entered water it made a sound like thunder - a sure sign to stay
indoors as a Kelpie was on the prowl …
And finally at number 1 we have The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Mystery[i].
These isles are a group of uninhabited rocks off the coast of mainland Scotland.
One of the islands is called Eilean Mor and features a grass hill at its highest point.
On top of that lies Flannan Isles lighthouse.
A year after it was build, on December 7th 1900, the new lighthouse keepers arrived - they
were Donald MacArthur, Thomas Marshall and James Ducat.
The inspector made sure they were OK and then left.
Soon after, the island became enveloped in a rolling mist.
The inspectors couldn't see the lighthouse from the mainland because of this fog.
A ship that went by a week later reported that the lighthouse was not shining.
After a full 3 weeks, the lighthouse had still not been seen and the men had not returned
from their rotation at the lighthouse.
A rescue ship found the island empty.
The lighthouse was locked - the clock on the wall had stopped - and there was a cooked
meal on the table.
The last entry had been made almost 2 weeks before.
Authorities concluded they were swept away by a storm, but locals have maintained something
supernatural happened on that island - and that the fog had something to do with it …
Alright guys, thats the end of this Urban Legends video and now I usually talk about
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