British black dog
An archetype. All kinds.
8 figures
Cù Sìth
Filed here because: It is closely related to the wider British Isles tradition of spectral black dogs, standing as a Highland cousin to figures such as the Barghest, the Gwyllgi, and Black Shuck,
Moddey Dhoo
Filed here because: The Moddey Dhoo is a spectral black dog said to haunt Peel Castle on the Isle of Man, appearing before those who encounter it as an omen tied to sudden death or terror.
Kirkegrim
Filed here because: The figure sits alongside a wide family of foundation-guardian traditions in which something is placed in a building's structure to protect it, and alongside the black-dog apparitions that are widespread in the same regions.