A review by violetturtledove
The Lore of Scotland: A Guide to Scottish Legends, from the Mermaid of Galloway to the Great Warrior Fingal by Sophia Kingshill, Jennifer Westwood

informative lighthearted slow-paced

4.0

I've been dipping into this one for months now, it's not the sort of thing I can just read pages and pages of in one go, but it is very thorough and would be great for future reference if I'm looking up something specific. There are maps for each area, with a nicely illustrated key (or legend!) showing the different types of stories. 

As well as the stories themselves you get a good idea of the nature of folklore: how the tales are passed down and change through the centuries, and how they have come to us today through the work of folklorists and antiquaries.