Ghillie Dhu the Ghillie Dhu was a gentle and kind-hearted mountain spirit, or a "rather unusual nature fairy." The Ghillie Dhu was an individual male modern day fairy described by Osgood Mackenzie, a Scottish landowner and horticulturist, in his memoirs that were published in 1921. The fairy was generally timid, yet he could also be "wild". Residing in the birch woods near Loch a Druing, in the north-west Highland area of Gairloch, he was mainly seen in the latter part of the 18th century. The woods are in a dip alongside a hilly area around from where Rua Reidh Lighthouse was later
Annis Gillie was elected as fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Gillie received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1961, and was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1968. The same year she was awarded an honorary MD degree by the Edinburgh University. In 1930, Gillie married Peter Chandler Smith, an architect. He lost his practice during the war and was unfit for military service. Later he became chronically ill with multiple sclerosis and depended much on Gillie, who also provided most incomes for the family. Dr. Gillie died on 10 April