Shellycoat
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In Scottish mythology, a shellycoat is a type of bogeyman which haunts rivers and streams. The name is derived from the coat of shells these creatures are said to wear, which rattle upon movement. Shellycoats are considered to be relatively harmless; playfully misleading wanderers, but without malice.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ K. M. Briggs, The Fairies in English Tradition and Literature, p 58-9 University of Chicago Press, London, 1967
- Shellycoats at Encyclopedia Mythica
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