Supernatural
Stories
The following are very short summaries of much longer and
more detailed stories from our community.
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A woman moved into a house in Balivanich and was constantly
hearing footsteps in her kitchen and going up and down her stairs. The bathroom
door was opening of its own accord. This went on for a year, but there was
no bad atmosphere in the house. She asked older people’s advice and asked
the ghost if there was anything she could do to help. The ghost has not been
heard since.
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A
man was driving to Lionacleit in the winter and was halfway between Market
Stance and the War Memorial when the lights of a vehicle coming behind him
shone in his rear view mirror. As the vehicle was approaching very quickly,
he pulled over into a passing place, but no vehicle passed. He was concerned
there had been
an accident and he turned his car and went back along the road. There was
no trace of any vehicle. Returning from Lionacleit he got out of the car with
a torch and searched the moor on both sides of the road. There were no marks
or any other indication of an accident. He was horrified to learn that for
generations this stretch of road has been the site of numerous strange lights,
noises and other sightings.
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As
a young girl, a woman saw a man walking up and down, searching the shoreline
About thirty years later, she saw the same sight in the same place. She heard
later that it was a man looking for the body of his son.
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Coinneach
Odhar made a premonition about the family of Clanranald. The MacDonalds of
Clanranald were the chief family in Benbecula and were based at Nunton. “The
day will come when Cailleach nam Mogan (The old woman of the footless stocking) will oust the lady
of Clanranald from Nunton House.” This prediction was fulfilled.
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At Nunton a mermaid was killed by boys who threw stones at the strange creature. The body was washed ashore and is reported to have been buried in a coffin above the shore.