The size of the figure puts it nearer to the fairy folk or a household sprite than a ghost. Miller offers no comment, and the account has a single witness. The cairn may be one of the small heaps of stones that marked a burial or a sacrifice in local belief, but the account does not say.
Folklore & legend
The Fist-Sized Old Man of Cromarty Castle
Cromarty Castle and nearby thicket
Traditional
This site is private property or has no public access. Coordinates shown are rounded and no directions are offered.
- Evidence
- Single witness account
- Access
- No public access
- Location
- 57.681, -4.035 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Hugh Miller, Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland, Chapter VI, The Old Castle of the Urquharts [public-domain]
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