THE GREY MAN OF BEN MACDHUI

Scotland has for centuries been a country of superstition and horrifying legends that strike terror.  Sometime ago I came across what I consider to be one of the strangest and most chilling of legends. Scotland's "Grey Man of Ben Macdhui" is at the top of my list of mysterious phenomena. As the article will explain, actual sightings of this entity are rare. It is the effects of his presence that has inflicted an irrational terror on those unfortunate to have encountered "It."

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The highland mountain ranges in Scotland are rough, beautiful, and magnificent places that attract many international visitors, but their slopes have a darker side that has terrified many people throughout the years.
With a height of 1309 metres (4296 feet), Ben MacDhui is the highest peak in the Cairngorms and the second highest peak in Scotland, but it is claimed that the mountain is haunted.

Many mountaineers are certain that the regions of the Cairngorms and Skye harbour a malign humanoid entity known locally as 'Fear Liath Mor' (meaning big grey man) that is grey in colour, big, and fearsome in appearance. The legends tell of these beings stalking anyone who trespassed into their territory.


Actual sightings of the Big Grey Man have been rare, but "eye-witness" descriptions of his appearance describe him as being around ten feet tall, covered in hair, with very long arms and legs.

Ben MacDhui's sinister occupant first came to widespread notice when eminent climber Professor Norman Collie made an announcement to the members of the Annual General Meeting of the Cairngorm Club during their 1925 gathering.
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