Red Cap or Redcap, also known as Bloody Cap and Redcomb, is a malevolent murderous goblin originating from Border Folklore. He is depicted as a short thicker goblin, skinny fingers with eagle-like talons, lengthy prominent teeth, long grisly hair, iron boots, a pikestaff in his hand, and a red cap on his head. It is said he likes inhabiting castle ruins that were once scenes of wickedness and tyranny found along the border between Scotland and England (Anglo-Scottish border). According to folklore, he murdered travelers who wandered into his home by throwing huge stones at them and would soak his cap in the blood of his victims. He can be driven away by words of Scripture or by a crucifix that causes him to scream out and vanish in flames, leaving behind one large tooth. Outrunning him is supposedly impossible! In other tales the Perthshire depict him as a benign little man living in a room high up in Grantully Castle that bestows good fortune on anyone who hears or sees him. The Kabouter (Kaboutermannekins) of Dutch folklore are also very different and are more akin to brownies. #MysteriousMythicalEntities