Folklore of Scottish Locks and Springs 1893

1893. This book explains and interprets the origin of superstitions connected with Scottish lochs and springs. It sheds light on how these misinterpretations have come about and how the imagination can distort reality. Partial Contents: Worship of Water, How Water became Holy, Saints and Springs, Stone Blocks, Healing and Holy Wells, Water-Cures, Water-Spirits, Charm-Stones, Sun-Worship and Well-Worship, Wishing-Wells.Macinlay, James M. is the author of 'Folklore of Scottish Locks and Springs 1893', published 2004 under ISBN 9780766183339 and ISBN 0766183335.