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Gargoyle Coloring Pages

by Leanne Guenther
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Gargoyles started out as rain spouts. Water ran through their open mouths and shot out away from the walls, which kept cathedral stone from getting soaked. The name even comes from an old French word for throat, so it's no accident that it sounds a bit like "gargle"!

Builders could have carved plain spouts. Instead they made fierce little monsters, because people believed the scary faces kept evil spirits away. The most detailed pages are first, and the simpler bold-line ones are further down.

Coloring page of a seated gargoyle with rocky scaled skin, curved horns and large wings behind it
gargoyle with rocky skin
Coloring page of a cute cartoon gargoyle with big ears leaning over the edge of a carved stone cornice
cute gargoyle peeking over a ledge
Coloring page of a horned gargoyle with ridged wings perched on an ivy-covered stone pillar
gargoyle in the ivy
Coloring page of a cat-faced gargoyle crouching on a ledge in front of Gothic arches and carved stonework
gargoyle of the Gothic arches
Coloring page of a muscular gargoyle with long horns gripping a stone block, with trees behind it
gargoyle ready to pounce
Coloring page of a front-facing gargoyle with wide wings crouching on a patterned stone ledge among puffy clouds
gargoyle in the clouds
Coloring page of a gargoyle climbing a castle wall with battlements, seen from below
castle wall gargoyle
Coloring page of a cat-like gargoyle with bat wings and a long curling tail sitting on a stone ledge
cat-like gargoyle
Coloring page of a gargoyle crawling along a cathedral roofline and staring down at the viewer
gargoyle on the roof
Coloring page of a grinning cartoon gargoyle with big ears and a curling tail perched on a church ledge
gargoyle on a church ledge
Coloring page of a snarling cartoon gargoyle with horns crouching on a carved stone pillar
gargoyle on a pillar
Coloring page of a fierce cartoon gargoyle with sharp teeth crouching low with its wings raised
growling gargoyle
Coloring page of a horned cartoon gargoyle stomping forward with its mouth open and a curly tail behind it
stomping gargoyle
Coloring page of a grinning cartoon gargoyle with big ears and spread wings perched on a pointed stone block
grinning gargoyle
Bold line coloring page of a snarling horned gargoyle crouching on a brick pedestal
gargoyle on a pedestal
Bold line coloring page of a grumpy gargoyle with a ridged belly sitting on top of a brick tower
gargoyle on a brick tower
Bold line coloring page of a horned gargoyle with open jaws, scaly legs and raised wings
roaring gargoyle
Bold line coloring page of a toothy gargoyle with tall wings sitting on a brick block
gargoyle on a brick block
Hand drawn coloring page of a strong gargoyle
strong gargoyle
Hand drawn coloring page of a thin gargoyle
thin gargoyle

 

Here's a bit of trivia to take with you. A carving only counts as a true gargoyle if water runs through it. The ones that just sit there looking grumpy are called grotesques, though most of us lump them all together as gargoyles anyway.

Either way they've been watching over rooftops for hundreds of years.