The Fairy Cave at Dun Dubh, Corriegills

The story is from Mackenzie (1914), quoted in a folklorist's survey which visited the area and could not get near Dun Dubh because of forestry work. The use of iron or rowan as a protection from the fairies is one of the most widespread of British folk beliefs. The bochan is described by the source as a hobgoblin seen about fords, bridges and lonely places, which cannot speak until spoken to, and which should be addressed in the name of God.