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The Guide to Mysterious Iona & Staffa

 

“The most Christian place in Scotland is a centre of the supernatural.”

 

Guide to Mysterious Iona front coverA guide to everything supernatural, paranormal, folkloric and, above all, mysterious about the Isle of Iona and the nearby island of Staffa. It covers fairies and martyrs, Celtic gods, telepathy, exorcism and magic, druids, witches, mermaids, demons and saints.

 

Chapters

Introduction - key concepts/Forteana, chronology, sources, Fiona Macleod.

Saints Columba and Adomnan - history and fantasy.

Legends & folklore - Druids, witchcraft, fairies, Mary Magdalene, snakes, seal people, sea monsters.

The Village, including the Nunnery, Crosses, ghosts, and various archaeological curiosities.

Reilig Odhrain and St Oran’s Chapel, the stone circle that never was, human sacrifice.

The Abbey complex, including a guide to all the gargoyles, hidden carvings and sculptured stones.

The North, West and South of Iona - caves, archaeology, fairies, Norah Fornario, psychic murder.

Staffa - Satan, comets, Classical fantasies, Fingal’s Cave.

 

Entries are star rated for interest & visitable locations.

Comprehensive Bibliography and Index.

60 black and white photographs.

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