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Coire nan Uruisgean

Ben Venue, Loch Katrine

The 'Corrie of the Goblins', where half-goat wild men met.

The uruisg was a lonely wild creature of Scottish folklore, half man and half goat, that haunted waterfalls and remote glens. It could be helpful, but frightened travellers.

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When
Folklore
Where
56.2350, -4.4800
Group
Bigfoot & Hominids

Visiting

Seen from the Loch Katrine steamer or the path along the shore.

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