As part of the Insular Celts, I know that Scotland shares some Pantheon of Gods with Ireland, Wales and England.
However, does Scotland have any discrete mythology unique to the Scottish people/land?
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Yes. Below are some I believe hit the mark.
In Scottish folklore, the Loch Ness Monster or Nessie, is an aquatic being which reputedly inhabits Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster
Wulvers are ofter called werewolves, but legend shows they are quite different. Said to inhabit the Shetland Islands to the north of the Scottish mainland.
http://www.scotclans.com/the-scottish-wulver-the-kindly-werewolf/
The Irish banshee and the Scottish bean nighe tread the darkest of nights as omens from another world, that of the unknown beyond. Though similar at first glance, they were regarded as quite different beings.
In Scottish folklore the Ghillie Dhu or Gille Dubh was a solitary male faerie. He was kindly and reticent yet sometimes wild in character but had a gentle devotion to children
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghillie_Dhu
A shape-shifting mythical water bird, Boobrie, is a huge, black creature flying through the water and haunting lakes and salt-water wells. In Scottish Highlands, there are many legends of this strange, gigantic bird with webbed feet, at the end of short legs, black wings, claws that resemble human hands and black eyes with a very unnerving and piercing stare, capable to drive a person looking at these eyes – insane
Interestingly, the Blue Men of Minch, also known as Storm Kelpies are unheard of in other parts of Scotland and there are without counterparts in the rest of the world. They should not be confused with the Fin Folk, mythical amphibious sea people on Orkney and Shetland.
http://www.ancientpages.com/2016/05/13/legend-blue-men-minch-mythological-creatures-real-men/
Potentially more here... http://godfinder.org/index.html?q=Scotland
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1The question asks for mythology that is unique to Scottish people. Is that the case with the creatures you list? – yannis♦ May 7 '18 at 8:10
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@yannis Kelpies and Selkies are also Irish for sure. Can't say for the remainder. – DukeZhou May 7 '18 at 21:18
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1@DukeZhou First sources led me to think they were, but you are right those two weren’t unique. – Christopher Klaus May 8 '18 at 4:06
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2Technically Kelpie are both Scottish AND Irish, they are simply that: Gaelics. A little bit as undead and vampire are common in all Europe. On that regard, same could be said of wulvers (werewolves). Take a look and add Ghillie Dhu a Scottish elf. Or the boobrie a mythical bird. Nessie first reported sight is... 565 AD. Check Beira the mother of all Scottish gods. BUT by eon the problem is Scottish and Irish are Gaels in nature so their mythological culture is shared. They even got a kingdom the Dal Riata shared! – Gibet May 8 '18 at 9:18
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