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The Ghillie Dhu

Near Gairloch, Wester Ross

A shy wild man of the birch woods, dressed in leaves and moss.

Highland folklore tells of the Ghillie Dhu, a wild man who lived in the birch woods near Gairloch, wearing clothes of leaves and green moss. He was gentle and shy, and once guided a lost girl safely home through the woods.

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When
Folklore
Where
57.7200, -5.6900
Group
Bigfoot & Hominids

Visiting

Birch woods line the shores of Loch Maree near Gairloch.

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