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BIASD BHEULACH

Scottish Folklore

This is the name of a supernatural monster in the traditions and folklore of the Isle of Skye in the Herbridean Islands off the coast of Scotland. The BIASD BHEULACH, which haunted the locality of Ordail Pass, usually manifested as a grotesque man with only one leg, although it was sometimes described as a monstrous beast or huge greyhound. At night it could be heard howling and shrieking, causing terror to all who heard it or needed to travel through the pass. One morning, a workman was found dead with horrifying wounds to both his leg and side, but after this, the BIASD BHEULACH never reappeared.

Source: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth

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