Forsyth says that in recent times the ban seemed to have passed away, and that at Clury the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He includes the story in a passage on the sacredness of the snow bunting. The tacharan, a spirit of an unbaptised child, is a rare figure in published tradition. The exact well is not named, so the coordinates are approximate.
Folklore & legend
The Pot of the Tacharan at Duthil
A saint's well at Duthil, near Carrbridge
Traditional; recorded 1900
- Evidence
- Long-standing local tradition
- Access
- Access unrecorded
- Location
- 57.279, -3.798 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Rev. W. Forsyth, In the Shadow of Cairngorm (1900), Notes on Folk Lore [public-domain]
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