Cattle, 136, 172, 190, 203, 245, 246, 255, 256, 257, 260, 261, 262.
Cave, at Hunterston in Ayrshire, 320;
at Wemyss, 310;
in Harris, 134;
Craig-a-chow, in Black Isle, 111;
Lady’s Bed in Isle of May, 77;
Peter’s Paps in Kirkmaiden parish, 89;
St. Columba’s in Ardnamurchan, 204;
St. Columban’s at La Spanna, 76;
St. Fergus’s at Glamis, 59;
St. Fillan’s at Pittenweem, 83;
St. Kieran’s near Campbeltown, 43;
St. Margaret’s at Dunfermline, 66;
St. Medan’s in Kirkmaiden parish, 92;
St. Molio’s in Holy Island, 78;
St. Ninian’s near Whithorn, 47;
St. Serf’s at Dysart, 55;
Uah Vearnag in Islay, 21.
Cave-life of early saints, 72.
Celtic influence on well-worship, 23.
Celts, Water-divinities among the, 181.
Chad’s, St., Well at Lichfield, 25;
at Logierait, 19, 20.
Chair, St. Fillan’s, 81;
St. Inan’s, 79;
St. Marnan’s, 75.
Chalmers, Rev. Peter, 66.
Chambers, Robert, 45, 129, 138, 271, 273.
Chanonry Kirk of Elgin, 151.
Chapel-en-le-Frith, 296.
Chapel of Grace in Dundurcus parish, 266.
Chapelton of Kilmaichlie, 268.
Chapel Uny, 311.
Chapel-wells, 32.
Charles I., 88, 146, 197, 260.
Charmaig’s, St., Island, Church on, 36;
stone coffin in, 201.
Charm-stones, 241–262;
associated with crosses, 253;
connected with wells, 336;
kept on altars, 253.
See Curing-stones.
Chaucer, 209.
Cheese as offerings, 190, 307, 319.
Chibber-Lansh in Isle of Man, 302.
Chibber-Undin in Isle of Man, 191.
Chibber-Unjin in Isle of Man, 236.
Childermas, 201.
“Chip of the old block,” 231.
Cholera, 218.
Christianity borrowing from paganism, 28, 95.
Christmas, 201, 235, 284;
tree, 232;
weather of, 214.
Christ’s Well in Menteith, 270.
Churches and wells, connection between, 33.
Churchyards as places of refuge, 34.
Clach-a-brath, 254.
Clachan, Going to the, 34.
Clach-Dearg, 258.
Clach-na-Bratach, 258.
Clackmannan, 281.
Cladh Davi, 252.
Cladh Ronan in Iona, 57.
Clare, The Lady, 268.
Clark’s Tree, Catherine, 234, 235.
Clark’s Well near London, 275. Clavie, Burning of the, 289, 290.
Clay image in sorcery, 9, 10, 153.
Clerkenwell, 88.
Clermiston, 307.
Clonfert, 53.
Clothes as offerings, 12, 124, 190, 196, 336.
Clyde, Firth of, 78, 108, 168, 219;
river, 198, 234.
Clynnog, 233.
Cnoc-a-bheannachd, 121.
Cnut, 242.
Cockburnspath parish, 59.
Cock, Burying a live, 114;
or hen at Llandegla, 114.
Cockle-shells used as boats by water-spirits, 165.
Cockpen, 139.
Coffin stone on Eilean Mòr, 201.
Coig-gerach, St. Fillan’s, 122.
Colchester, 60.
Coldingham, 61.
Colonsay, 294.
Columban or Columbanus, St., 76;
impress of his hand on rock, 76,
77.
Columba, St., 40, 53, 54,
78, 204, 247, 329;
blesses fountain, 25;
brings water from rock for baptism, 39;
his chapel on Fladda, 222;
his chapel at Keil, 80;
his stone-bed and pillow, 78;
his wells, 40, 80;
marks of his feet, 80;
white stone of, 247.
Columbia, British, 225.
Company, British Fisheries’, 69.
Conan, Water-wraith of the, 160.
Congan’s, St. Church at Lochalsh, 120.
Connla’s Well in Ireland, 232.
Connoch, 190.
Constantine, St., also called Cowstan, Chouslan, and Cutchou, Prince of
Cornwall, 54;
his connection with Ireland and the west of Scotland, 54;
his monastery at Govan, 54;
his well and chapel at Garrabost, 54;
site of his chapel, 55.
Constantius Chlorus, 60.
Consumption, 246.
Conveth, 65.
Conway, Rev. Daniel, 265.
Coppice at Loch Siant Well not cut, 233.
Corbet’s, St., Spring on Touch Hills, 105, 106.
Cordiner, 90.
Corgarff, 156, 163, 185, 194, 204, 319.
Cork, 110.
Corstorphine, 307.
Corsewall, 40.
Corswell or Crosswell, 40.
Corve, 329.
Cottingham, 137.
Couch, Kentigern’s, 77.
Cowie Meggie, 216.
Coychurch, 192.
Cradocus, Prince, 129.
Craigie, 87.
Craigie, Katherine, 250.
Craigie Well, 273.
Craignish, 255.
Cramond, 307.
Cramp-stones, 246.
Crawford, Mr., 137.
Creeping Stane in Cornwall, 80.
Crianlarich, 83.
Crieff, 67.
Croft-an-taggart, 277.
Cromdale, 281.
Crooked things as offerings, 320;
lucky, 194.
Cross, for keeping curing-stone at Killaghtee, 253;
Latin, 245;
of Crail, 265;
of Macduff near Newburgh, 38;
part of a, beside St. David’s Well at Weem, 318;
runic, on Maughold Head, 27;
St. Vildrin’s, 17;
sculptured, of Kilberry, 320.
Crosses, Hollows in pedestals of, associated with penance, 254.
Crosskirk and Loch of Wasbister, Walking round, 34.
Crossthwaite, 51.
Crowland, 130.
Croxdale, 131.
Cruachan, near Wexford, 306.
Cruden, 105.
Crueshill, 277.
Crutches, 200.
Cuby’s, St., Well in Cornwall, 52.
Cuff Hills, 79.
Cullen, 53.
Cumbrae, Larger, 108.
Curing-stones, 245–254,
255, 257, 258, 259;
mysterious disappearance of, 247.
See Charm-stones. Currus Sancti Convalli, 74.
Cushendall, 302.
Cuthbert, St., 51, 52, 75,
130, 131;
Cubert’s Well in Cornwall, 52, 297;
his birthplace, 51;
his chapel at Tillmouth, 132;
his church-dedications, 51,
297;
his church in Edinburgh, 52;
his connection with Old Melrose, Lindisfarne, and Kirkcudbright,
51, 52;
his parish in Edinburgh, 52;
his spring in Bromfield parish, Cumberland, 80;
his spring on Farne island, 130;
shrine at Durham, 264;
his stane in Bromfield parish, 80;
his well in Cornwall, 52;
his well at St. Boswell’s and Bath at Strath Tay, 51.
Daemonologie, 150.
Dale Abbey, 319.
Dalhousie, Castle of, 238;
Earl of, 238.
Dallas, 69.
Dalmellington, 282.
Dalmeny, 282.
Dalrigh, Bruce’s fight with the Macdougalls at, 122.
Dalyell, 119, 147, 184, 203, 295, 304, 309.
Dalziel, 76.
Darnick, 59.
Dartmoor, 134.
David’s, St., Spring at Weem, 318;
in Queen’s Park, 19.
Dean Combe, 182.
Deanside Well at Glasgow, 199.
Death, Portents of, 145.
Debtors (Scotland) Act, 37.
Debtors in Sanctuary of Holyrood Abbey, 37.
Dechmont, 285.
Declan’s, St., Stone, 244.
Dedication, Feast of, 304.
Dee, River, 159, 271;
linn of, 160. Deer in
Buchan, Etymology of, 41.
Deerness, 168.
Demons in fountains, 25,
186, 283;
of storms, 218.
Dempster, Miss, 166.
Denburn, 91.
Denis, St., parish, Red spots on stones in churchyard of, 330.
Denmark, 216.
De Quincey, 37.
Derby, 207.
Derketo, Fish sacred to, 183.
Derwentwater, Earl of, 146.
Deskford, Kirkton of, 68. Dessil, 4, 63, 293, 311.
Devil, 115, 133, 152,
162, 186, 200, 217, 242;
his attempt to destroy Invergowrie church, 85;
his connection with tempests, 217;
his mark, 85, 149;
his seat at the Pot o’ Pittenyoul, 84;
St. Serf’s discussion with the, 55.
Dewar, 123.
Diamond, 242.
Diamond ring in St. Molio’s Well, 198. Dictionary, Scottish, Jamieson’s, 27.
Dilston Hall, 146.
Dingwall, Presbytery of, 242.
Discipline, Water for, 51, 77, 98.
Disease, Transference of, 203.
Divination by water, 3.
Dixon, Mr. J. H., 169, 180, 316.
Dochart river, 83;
bridge of, 121.
Dog, black, Legend of the, in Sutherland, 182;
in Peel Castle, 182.
Dogs’ well in Harris, 135.
Doire. See Dewar.
Donald, otherwise Donewalde, 181.
Donan, St., 75;
his chair, 75;
his well in Eigg, 75.
Donnachie Clan, 258.
Dore, Fish with golden chain in the, 185.
Dornoch, Cathedral of, 217;
firth of, 165;
parish of, 166.
Douglas, Sir James, 259.
Dow Loch in Penpont parish, 12, 142.
Downy Well, 274.
Dow Well at Innerleithen, 57, 110.
Dozmare Lake, 138.
Dragon, 181.
Dragonhole in Kinnoul Hill, 301.
Drainie, 148.
Drake, Sir Francis, 134.
Dramas, Sacred, beside springs, 275.
Drayton, Michael, 137.
Droitwich, 207.
Dronner’s or Drainer’s dyke, 215.
Drostan, St., 41;
his fairs at Old Deer and Insch, 41;
his springs, 41.
Droustie’s Well near Invermark Castle, 41.
Drowned bodies, Folk-practices for finding, 159, 160.
Drowning, Rescuing from, unlucky, 7.
Druidical beads, 256;
dyke on Innis Maree, 29;
temples, 26.
Drum, Use of, for finding drowned body, 159.
Drumlithie, 44.
Drumming well at Harpham, 145;
at Oundle, 147.
Drunkenness, Protection against, 242.
Dublin, 50.
Dudgeon, Mr. Patrick, 196.
Dull, 42.
Dulse, 109.
Dulyn Lake in North Wales, 226.
Dumb-cake, 315.
Dumfries, 70.
Dun, Estate of, 215.
Dunbar, 267.
Dundonald, 87.
Dundurcus, 266.
Dunfillan, 81.
Dunnet, 206.
Dunning, 55.
Dunnottar Castle, Covenanters’ spring in, 129;
St. Ninian’s spring near, 48.
Dunnottar church, Witches’ pool near, 150.
Dunribin, 121.
Dunrobin, 68.
Dunskey in Wigtownshire, Stream near, 10.
Durham, Sanctuary at, 35;
Cuthbert’s shrine at, 264.
Duthac, St., 201.
Dwarfie Stone in Hoy, 73.
Dyer, Rev. T. F. Thiselton, 50, 216.
Each Uisge, 172.
Easg Seant, 184.
East Barnes, 115,
East Dereham, 130.
Easter, 58, 282, 284, 296, 299.
Eastwell, 237.
Eckford, Holywell or Priest’s well at, 112.
Ecclesiastical records, 271.
Ecclesmachan, 49.
Edana, St. See Medan, St.
Eddertoun, 256.
Eddlestone, 138.
Edenhall, Luck of, 239;
Giant’s Cave at, 275.
Edgewell, 238.
Edinburgh, 66, 69, 95,
96, 123, 126, 260, 301;
Castle of, 66;
St. Michael’s Chapel on Castle rock of, 71.
Edinchip, Healing well in the grounds of, 31.
Edmund, St., 264.
Edward II. of England, 54.
Edward IV., 259.
Edzell, 41.
Egfrid, king of Northumberland, 42.
Eggs, Use of, on May Day, 298.
Egypt, 243.
Eilean Mòr. See Charmaig’s, St., Island.
Eistan, 131.
Elbe, 146.
Elder-tree, 232.
Elf-bolts, 257.
Elgin, 151;
Cathedral of, 151.
Elizabeth, 196.
Encœnia, 304.
Endon, 210–212.
England, 60, 91, 129,
143, 206, 237, 264, 269, 331;
Rose of, 91.