Curses & omens

The Lights of Loch Sgamadail

Loch Sgamadail, Lorn

c. 19th century

Campbell wrote that lights to which these meanings are attached are generally mere ignes fatui, and that they had become more prevalent in recent years. The case is given in one sentence and has no date.

Evidence
Single witness account
Access
Open ground
Location
56.329, -5.411 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)

Sources: John Gregorson Campbell, Witchcraft and Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland (1902), Project Gutenberg [public-domain]

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