The devil with a deer's or goat's feet is an ancient identification, and the request for a light is a modern touch that dates the story to the era of cigarettes. The tale is told as a local story with no witnesses named, and it is easy to see how an evening walk through a wooded glen after the pub would produce it. The glen is a public woodland walk.
Folklore & legend
The Man with Deer's Legs in Cumbernauld Glen
Cumbernauld Glen
Told as a local tale; undated
- Evidence
- Long-standing local tradition
- Access
- Open ground
- Location
- 55.960, -3.962 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Rabbie's, "Cumbernauld: A Short History of This Scottish Town" [other]
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