| Grouping | Folkloric creature |
|---|---|
| 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.[4]
- ^ a b Rambles in Northumberland, and on the Scottish border ... by William Andrew Chatto, Chapman and Hall, 1835
- ^ Lofthouse, Jessica (1976). North-country folklore in Lancashire, Cumbria and the Pennine Dales. London: Hale. ISBN 9780709153450.
- ^ The local historian's table book, of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads [&c.] connected with the counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham. by Moses Aaron Richardson, M. A. Richardson, 1843
- ^ a b c d Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border by Walter Scott, Sr.
- ^ a b c Northumberland Words – A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Northumberland and on the Tyneside -, Volume 1 by Richard Oliver Heslop, Read Books, 2008, ISBN 978-1-4097-6525-7
- ^ Legg, Penny "The Folklore of Hampshire" The History Press (15 June 2010)
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