Grouping | Folkloric creature |
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Sub grouping | Household spirit |
Similar entities | Boggart |
Folklore | Northumbrian Folklore |
Other name(s) | Boggle Bogill |
Country | Scotland and England |
Region | Lowland Scotland/Northumbria/Cumbria |
Habitat | Within the home |
A bogle, boggle, or bogill is a Northumbrian,[1] Cumbrian[2] and Scots term for a ghost or folkloric being,[3] used for a variety of related folkloric creatures including Shellycoats,[4] Barghests,[4] Brags,[4] the Hedley Kow[1][5] and even giants such as those associated with Cobb's Causeway[5] (also known as "ettins", "yetuns" or "yotuns" in Northumberland and "Etenes", "Yttins" or "Ytenes" in the South and South West).[5][6] They are reputed to live for the simple purpose of perplexing mankind, rather than seriously harming or serving them.
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