Women Turned to Stone

Stories of Scotland

Annie and Jenny

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this episode, Jenny and Annie explore the curious phenomenon in Scottish folklore of the spirits of women being captured by stone. From the glorious mountains of the Five Sisters of Kintail to the Maiden Stone of Drumdurno in Aberdeenshire, we investigate why there are so many stories of women turned to stone.Also, we revisit Smoo cave to hear a tremendous tale of a loch-protecting Cailleach.Want to try out WeeBox? Go to www.weebox.co.uk and enter the code ‘Story10’ for an exclusive discount!Interested in visiting the National Museum of Scotland? Get more information here: https://www.nms.ac.uk/scotland You can support Stories of Scotland on Patreon! www.patreon.com/storiesofscotlandThis is part of the Radical Mountain Women, funded by the Royal Society of Literature. Some of the music you heard in this episode was beautifully played by Nicky Murray and Chloe Rodgers.Sources:Canmore.org.uk and historicenvironment.scot on the Maiden Stone and Persephone.Kingshill, S., Westwood, J. B., The Lore of Scotland: A guide to Scottish legends, London, Random House, 2011.McConnochie, A. I., Bennachie, Aberdeen, D Wyllie & Son, 1890.Newspapers from the Aberdeen Evening Express and Highland News. Get bonus content on Patreon

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Stories of Scotland, a podcast chipping away at the history, nature and mythology of Scotland.
0:18.3	I'm Annie with my Pictish chisel. And I'm Jenny, an asymmetrical
0:23.2	Pictish standing stone that actually fell over centuries ago, so technically I'm a lying stone.
0:28.8	We could prop you back up if you like, Jenny. Actually, no, it's all right. I'm pretty well
0:33.9	preserved down here by my blankets of organic matter that cover me. So I'm in this for the long
0:39.4	game, Annie. I'm going to stay down here a while. Truly a weight I must carry. If we're going by any of
0:47.4	the stories we have in this episode, it's going to be a very long game for you indeed, Jenny.
0:56.9	These stones take a while to get dug up.
0:59.9	Don't worry, I have the stamina of a piece of rock.
1:01.9	Also, the abs of a rock.
1:05.0	I've never seen a rock with abs, Jenny.
1:06.5	Ha ha, ha, exactly.
1:15.1	In this episode, we're taking a look at women who are the wilderness For scattered across Scotland our woman turned to stone
1:20.2	Yes what better way to explore the landscape than truly becoming a part of the environment and lore of Scotland.
1:29.3	But first, a wee advert.
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2:00.4	outside of Scotland. It's a fantastic
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2:25.3	Yay, weebox.
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