author
John Gregorson Campbell
1836–1891
A Scottish minister and folklorist who helped preserve the oral traditions of the Gaelic Highlands and Islands. His collections of stories, beliefs, and legends remain a rich window into 19th-century Scottish culture.
2 Audiobooks
Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland Tales and Traditions Collected Entirely from Oral Sources
by John Gregorson Campbell
Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland Collected Entirely from Oral Sources
by John Gregorson Campbell
About the author
Born in Argyll in 1836, John Gregorson Campbell became a Free Church minister and is best remembered for his work as a folklorist. He served the parishes of Tiree and Coll, where he gathered traditional stories and beliefs from Gaelic-speaking communities.
Campbell had a deep interest in Highland oral tradition from an early age and was associated with the Ossianic Society at Glasgow University in the 1850s. Rather than treating folklore as a curiosity, he carefully recorded tales, customs, and supernatural beliefs that might otherwise have been lost.
He died on November 22, 1891. His reputation rests on the way he preserved the storytelling world of the western Highlands and islands, making him an important figure for readers interested in Scottish folklore, legend, and cultural history.