The Worm of Linton was a mythical creature in Scotland.

The story of the Worm of Linton takes place in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders region, specifically on the northeast side of Linton Hill. The Worm of Linton was a extraordinarily large serpent which plagued the surrounding countryside by eating crops, animals and people. At one point it was described as "In length three Scots yards and bigger than an ordinary man’s leg - in form and callour to our common muir edders."

The Worm of Linton was said to be immune to typical weaponry. All efforts of locals to rid themselves of the beast proved useless. The myth continues to have James de Somerville arrive in the area and be told of the beast by locals. He devised a plan to destroy the Worm of Linton.

James de Somerville noticed that the Worm of Linton would consume anything smaller than its mouth, but would stand frozen to the spot with its mouth open, when faced with anything bigger than itself. Utilizing this fact, James de Somerville commissioned a iron spear with a tarred spiked ball on its tip. He rode to the beast on a horse, knowing that it would be transfixed by the size. At this point he thrust the burning spear tip into its stomach. The death throes of the Worm of Linton are said to be the cause of curious topography of the surrounding hills.

Each usige is a water spirit seen in Scottish folklore.

Each uisge translates literally to “water horse”, in essence the creature is similar to the Scottish kelpie but is considered to be significantly more dangerous. According to folklore, the each uisge is the most dangerous water-dwelling creature within the British Isles.

The each uisge inhabits the sea, along with both fresh water and sea lochs. By nature it is a shapeshifting creature, the form of a fine horse, an impressive pony or a man of fine appearance. The creature is said to devour both human and animal, and even go so far as to trap humans.

According to folklore, while the each uisge appears as a horse, it will allow itself to be mounted. The rider will be safe for as long as the horse does not see the water from which it came. The moment that sighting is made, the skin of the horse will be come adhesive and the horse will drown the rider in the deepest waters. The human will then be devoured, only liver will be left and allowed to float away. The each usige will appear on dry land as a human. The only discernible sign that it is indeed a each uisge is the sea weed in its hair.

Tam Lin is the main character in a Scottish mythology.

Originating in the Scottish Borders region, the story of Tam Lin takes place in the forest of Carterhaugh. The story typically begins with a maiden walking through the forest.

The story of Tam Lin truly begins when the maiden picks a double rose which causes Tam Lin to appear. He asks the maiden why she is in the forest, at which point she typically claims to own the forest through decree of her father. Upon her return home, the young woman would discover that she is pregnant. Eventually she is convinced to seek a certain plant in the same forest, which when consumed is reputed to induce abortions. She picks the herb or flower and Tam Lin once again appears, he discovers her plan and forbids the act, saying that the child must live.

Once Tam Lin and the maiden begin to speak further it is discovered that he was at one point a human who had been injured and rescued by fairies. Further, it came to be known that Tam Lin would soon serve as a tithe sacrifice to the underworld, by the fairies. The maiden and Tam Lin soon hatch a plan where the ceremony of the sacrifice is interrupted. The maiden was instructed to hold Tam Lin, the fairies would transform him into all manners of beasts in order to scare her. Once he is transformed into a chunk of coal, she would throw him into a well whereupon a transformed Tam Lin would climb out and be with the maiden.

The Merrow is a creature of Scottish folklore, its closest equivalent is the mermaid.

The Merrow goes by many names in Scottish and Irish folklore. Muir-gheilt, Samhghubha, Muidhuachán, and Suire, are commonly heard, although Merrow is typically preferred. They are described as creatures which have human top halves and are fish from the waist down. Since they are not real, their disposition or description changes at the whims of the story teller describing them. Although it is generally excepted that they are relatively placid and friendly creatures.

Stories of the Merrow do delve into the grimmer side though. It is thought that the male Merrow will drag down the soul of drowned sailors and imprison them in “soul cages”. Female Merrow specimens have also been recorded to display incredible aggression, one example being in the Book of Lecain, where a king of the ancient inhabitants of Ireland was ripped limb from limb by a group of Merrow.

The physical characteristics of a Merrow can change incredibly from example to the next. One example in “Annals of the Four Masters,” has a Merrow of 59 meters in length, and proportionate appendages. There are stories of Merrow marrying humans, which would lead one to believe that they typically were relatively comparative to us in size. Necessarily they were also able to transform their visage into human form. This various from one legend to another but typically involves either an enchanted cape or hat, or simply shedding the Merrow skin.