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Each-uisge

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Painted illustration: black water horse emerging from a Highland loch at dusk
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.
The Kelpie, painting by Thomas Millie Dow, 1895
The Kelpie · Thomas Millie Dow · Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source
The Kelpie, painting by Herbert James Draper, 1913
The Kelpie · Herbert James Draper · Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source

A water horse of Scottish and Irish folklore, said to be more vicious than the kelpie.

Folklore Verdict: We treat Each-uisge as folklore: the record is stories and local reports, with no specimen or verified photo.

Region
Europe · United Kingdom / Ireland
First reports
Gaelic folklore

Key sightings

Best evidence

Stories and tradition only; no physical evidence.

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