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A Dunnie is a small Brownie-like being in the folklore of the Anglo-Scottish borders, specifically Northumberland, the most famous being that of the Hazlerigg Dunnie of Hazlerigg in the parish of Chatton, Northumberland.[1] The Dunnie has been known to take the form of a horse in order to trick a rider into mounting him before disappearing and leaving them in the muddiest part of the road. He also is said to disguise as plough-horses only to vanish when the ploughman takes him into the stalls.[1] The Dunnie was also said to wander the crags and dales of the Cheviots singing: "Cockenheugh there's gear enough, Collierheugh there's mair, For I've lost the key o' the Bounders, (or "It is also "I've lost the key o' the Bowden-door.") An' I'm ruined for evermair."[1] The Dunnie is thus thought to be a ghost of a reiver who hoarded his loot in the fells and guards his ill-gotten gains to this day.[1] In full the song of the dunnie goes: "Cockenheugh there's gear enough, Collierheugh there's mair, For I've lost the key o' the Bounders" "Ross for rabbits, and Elwick for kail, Of a' the' towns e'er I saw Howick for ale: Howick for ale, and Kyloe for scrubbers, Of a' the towns e'er I saw Lowick for robbers;- Lowick for robbers, Buckton for breed, Of a' the towns e'er I saw Holy Island for need;- Holy Island for need, and Grindon for kye, Of a' the towns e'er I saw Doddington for rye:- Doddington for rye, Bowisdon for rigs, Of a' the towns e'er I saw Barmoor for whigs:- Barmour for whigs, Tweedmouth for doors, Of a' the towns e'er I saw Ancroft for whores:- Ancroft for whores, and Spittal for fishers, Of a' the towns e'er I saw Berrington for dishes."[2] References1. ^1 2 3 Notes on the folk-lore of the northern counties of England and the borders By William Henderson, 1866, pages 227-228. {{Scottish mythology}}2. ^Folk-lore: or, A collection of local rhymes, proverbs, sayings, prophecies, slogans, &c. relating to Northumberland, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Berwick-on-Tweed, Michael Aislabie Denham, 1858, pp. 136-137 10 : Northumbrian folklore|Northumbrian folkloric beings|English legendary creatures|Scottish legendary creatures|Fairies|Goblins|English ghosts|Undead|Elves|Scottish ghosts |
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