Scotland is home to many legends, with symbols of folklore spread all throughout our lands! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🐴 Taking the form of a horse, Kelpies appear beautiful and inviting, but are said to lure travellers onto their backs and drag them beneath the waves... Do YOU have a favourite Scottish legend or folktale?! 👀 📍 The Kelpies, Visit Falkirk | VisitScotland

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This is the legend of how the thistle came to be the national emblem of Scotland. No-one is truly sure of how the thistle came to be Scotland’s national flower. However, a well-known story attributes the thistle being chosen as the emblem of Scotland to the Battle of Largs (a coastal town in Ayrshire) in the 13th century. A Norse army journeyed to Scotland, intent on conquering the land. The legend has it that they left their ships under cover of night, and were planning to ambush the sleeping S

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