Folklore & legend

The Deil's Hows near Finavon: Earth Thrown by Satan

Deil's Hows, east of Finavon

Eighteenth century

This is a thin record which reads like a poltergeist episode with a devil label attached. The blog gives no date, witness or source, only the claim that it was said of local people.

Place-names with Deil or Devil are common across Angus, and the blog lists several.

Evidence
Long-standing local tradition
Access
Access unrecorded
Location
56.696, -2.815 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)

Sources: Angus Folklore (Keith Coleman), The Devil At Large [other]

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