Fireside Folklore: Nuckelavee, Scotland's Scariest Demon

Stories of Scotland by Annie and Jenny

Apr 26, 202427:12Society & Culture

We journey to the cold waters of the North Sea for Jenny to tell the famed story of the Nuckelavee as captured by farmer and folklorist Walter Trail Dennison. The nuckelavee is a skinless horse who haunts Orkney’s coasts...

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