The Kelpie
http://www.scotland-placestovisit.com/twv//articles/25/1/The-Kelpie-/Page1.html
By Vikara
Published on 4/04/2009
The kelpie is a shape-shifting water horse that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ireland. The kelpie would lure people onto its back and dive into a loch to mysteriously vanish. A kelpie's bridle could perform magic if stolen, and a human bridle on a kelpie could compel it to work for a human. A similar creature in Orkney was called the Nuggle, and in Shetland, it is called the Shoopiltee.
The kelpie is a shape-shifting water
horse that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and
Ireland. The kelpie would lure people onto its back and dive into a
loch to mysteriously vanish.
The kelpie is a shape-shifting water horse that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ireland. The kelpie would lure people onto its back and dive into a loch to mysteriously vanish. A kelpie's bridle could perform magic if stolen, and a human bridle on a kelpie could compel it to work for a human. A similar creature in Orkney was called the Nuggle, and in Shetland, it is called the Shoopiltee.