The Paranormal Database

City Gent

Location: A83 - Past the A815 junction, heading towards ferry
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Early 1980s, 04:30h
Further Comments: Two people travelling to the ferry in the early hours of the morning drove past a man walking along the isolated road. He wore a dark woollen coat with a bowler hat, and carried an umbrella and a briefcase. The night sky was pitch black, and the man did not have a light source. The witnesses remained curious about the figure for years afterwards, as he was so out of place, and later found out the area was haunted by a figure dressed in similar clothing, woefully inadequate for the environment he walks.

Clach na Glaistig

Location: Achindarroch - Farmhouse
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A stone known as Clach na Glaistig would be washed with a portion of milk every evening to thank a ghost for keeping the calves and cows separate at night. The entity was said to have a face resembling a lichen-covered stone.

Mr Stewart

Location: Appin - Invercreran House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1950s?
Further Comments: Stewart was murdered by the two brothers who once owned the house after they were tricked into selling their property. Sounds of a body being dragged down the staircase have been reported, in addition to the phantom footsteps and the slamming of doors.

James of the Glen

Location: Appin - Old Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2016
Further Comments: Landlord Jim Milligan blamed the ghost of James of the Glen for the mild haunting at this inn, which included footstep-like sounds, rattling of swords on the walls, and tipping chairs.

Children

Location: Ardentinny - Ardentinny Inn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: One room is said to be haunted by ghostly children - people have awoken and believed the children have entered their room by mistake, only for the ghosts to vanish.

A ghostly black hound sitting in the mist.

Death Prediction

Location: Ardura, Isle of Mull - Area around Lochbuie House
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: 1909
Further Comments: The black dog around this area would warn of impending death. One version of the story says that dog carried a puppy on the back of its head. In 1909, Dr MacDonald spotted the dog while treating chief Murdoch Gillian MacLaine - his patient died soon after.

Drowned Man

Location: Aros, Isle of Mull - Loch Frisa
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: While the specifics may vary from tale to tale, the loch is named as home to a water horse that drowned a local man known for his dissolute lifestyle.

Red Cow

Location: Balephuil, Tiree - Farm in the area
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Dugald Campbell noticed a strange little red cow being attacked by the rest of his herd. The red cow ran off with the rest of the herd giving chase. Campbell followed and watched as the red cow entered a solid piece of rock, closely followed by one of his cows. The rest of the herd, intercepted by Campbell, were prevented from vanishing into the rock.

Fairy Home

Location: Ballevulin, Tiree - Large sandbank (no longer exists)
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A large sandbank was once thought to be home to fairies that borrowed the local blacksmith's cauldron every night, returning it in the morning.

Ogress

Location: Balmaneach, Isle of Mull - MacKinnon's Cave
Type: Legend
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The cave is named after a piper who descended into it the cave to see how far underground he could travel - he bumped into a female ogre who killed him after he failed to please her with a tune from his pipes.

Humanoid Beast

Location: Balvaig - Area in and around sea, and Grador Rock
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Incredibly ugly to look at, this monster would sit for many hours on the rock. One man went too close, and he was later found with his flesh clawed off.

Drummer

Location: Baravulin - Unidentified small cottage
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1924
Further Comments: Phantom drumming would start whenever a bagpiper played a tune. Through a series of raps, the phantom claimed to have been an Irishman who fell at the Battle of Tel El Kebir in Egypt.

Donald Campbell

Location: Barcaldine - Barcaldine Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The same figure that briefly appeared post-mortem at Inverawe House, Donald's shade is said to be full of loathing and hate. A blue lady is said to appear and listen to any music played on site.

Nun

Location: Barcaldine - Ardchattan Priory
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Buried alive under the floor of the building, this nun has been seen drifting around the priory.

Short Woman

Location: Baugh, Tiree - Farm
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre twentieth century
Further Comments: More often heard than seen, when this Glaistig did manifest, she took the form of a very short woman with golden hair that came down to her heels. The entity left after being beaten over the head with a stick.

Figure in Black

Location: Bellochantuy - Argyll hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2021, late 1990s
Further Comments: A guest awoke to the sounds of quiet laughter and rummaging. As the guest sat up, they spotted a black-clad figure who vanished when the light was switched on. The guest searched the room but no one was there. After they returned to bed, the guest watched several small balls of light flit around the room. Another visitor to the hotel during the late 1990s reported on a local forum that he had witnessed a dark figure walking around his room before vanishing. The nephew of former owners believed the site to be haunted.

Eoghann a' Chin Bhig

Location: Ben Buie, Isle of Mull - General area
Type: Crisis Manifestation
Date / Time: Prior to disaster in the MacLean family
Further Comments: Eoghann, while living, tried to kill his father - he was decapitated for his efforts. Now he appears before personal disaster or a death in the family.

Grinding

Location: Ben Feall, Coll - General area of the hill
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This hill was home to fairies who could be heard grinding their corn and singing deep within.

Bowler Hat Man

Location: Ben Ime - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This mountain is haunted by an old man in a bowler hat. A gold watch chain crosses the figure's waistcoat and he carries a parcel under one arm. It is unclear whether it is the same man which a Glasgow university lecturer encountered while in the area; the figure left no footprints in the snow and said he was going to catch a train before disappearing.

Colin Campbell

Location: Benderloch - Glendhu Burn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This angry shade, covered in mud and carrying a dirk, is thought to be Colin Roy Campbell, aka the Red Fox, assassinated on 14 May 1752.

Goat Man

Location: Bridge of Orchy - Ben Doran
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: An Urisk banished to the mountain by a saint has remained here since and may lurk in a nearby waterfall.

Foot

Location: Bridge of Orchy - Eas Urchaidh (waterfall)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A Glaistig lived behind this waterfall, her foot sticking out just enough to split the falling water into two distinct streams. A member of the Campbell family tried to grab the entity but she escaped, cursing the clan never to have a baby born north of her home.

Former Owner

Location: Campbeltown - Glen Scotia Scotch Whisky Distillery
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This distillery is reputed to be haunted by a former owner who drowned himself in the nearby loch after being cheated out of a large amount of money.

Shorted Armed Mermaid

Location: Campbeltown - Kintyre Peninsula
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: 18 October 1811
Further Comments: Watched by a farmer for two hours, this mermaid had a pale upper body and a red/grey tail covered in hair. Its face was human, with deep-set eyes and short neck. The creature combed the hair on its head with what looked like short, stubby arms before diving into the water and washing its torso.

Piping

Location: Campbeltown - Piper's Cave
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Something strange lured a piper into this cave from which he never returned. Hundreds of years later, the piper could still be heard playing his instrument deep below the earth.