About & How to Use
What you'll find here, and how to make the most of the map.
Folklore Finder gathers the supernatural geography of these islands into a single interactive atlas. From Black Shuck loping along the Norfolk coast to the Cailleach shaping the mountains of the Highlands, every entry is pinned to the exact place where its legend is rooted. Each one is built from folklore scholarship, heritage records and primary accounts rather than repeated hearsay.
The map grows steadily as new legends are researched, verified and added, so there is always more to find than there was last time. Each entry begins as a lead, drawn from old folklore collections, heritage datasets or a story sent in by a visitor, and is independently checked against sources before it earns a pin. Where the evidence is thin or a tale can't be located to a real place, it's held back rather than guessed at. See the editorial & AI-use policy for the full detail, including how AI is and isn't used.
Updates
The What's New page gathers recently added legends, new collections and release notes. Check it to see what's changed since your last visit.
What's New?Entries span eleven kinds of strangeness across Britain and Ireland:
Follow the research behind the map
Folklore Finder is free and made by one person. Planned developments, behind-the-scenes notes and free field guides go up on Ko-fi. If you'd like to help cover hosting and research, you can chip in there too, though nothing on the map is ever paywalled.
Follow on Ko-fiKnow a legend we've missed?
The islands hold far more than any one map can hold, and local stories are easily lost. Share a lead and we'll research and verify it before it joins the map.