Some accounts state that the kelpie retains its hooves when appearing as a human, leading to its association with the Christian idea of Satan as alluded to by Robert Burns in his 1786 poem " Address to the Devil".Īlmost every sizeable body of water in Scotland has an associated kelpie story, but the most extensively reported is that of Loch Ness. It is usually described as a black horse-like creature, able to adopt human form. For the Dungeons & Dragons monster, see Kelpie (Dungeons & Dragons).Ī kelpie, or water kelpie ( Scottish Gaelic: Each-Uisge), is a shape-shifting spirit inhabiting lochs in Irish and Scottish folklore.
For the dog breed, see Australian Kelpie.
This article is about the folkloric creature.
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