Divination by yarn at Halloween is documented across Scotland. The tale of the boy in the kiln is a shaped story, a comic version of the custom, and Miller sets it among the traditions of his parish.
Folklore & legend
Wha Hauds? The Halloween Kiln Rite
A kiln in the parish of Cromarty
Told as Halloween 1560; custom traditional
This site is private property or has no public access. Coordinates shown are rounded and no directions are offered.
- Evidence
- Long-standing local tradition
- Access
- No public access
- Location
- 57.681, -4.035 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Hugh Miller, Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland, Chapter V, Remains of the Old Mythology [public-domain]
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