The pale horse and its rider echo the biblical figure of Death, while the race to the churchyard before midnight is a folk detail about a soul's allowed time. Miller leaves the woman's name out.
Folklore & legend
The Pale Rider to Kirkmichael
Parish of Cromarty, to Kirkmichael burying ground
Traditional; told by Miller in 1835
This site is private property or has no public access. Coordinates shown are rounded and no directions are offered.
- Evidence
- Long-standing local tradition
- Access
- No public access
- Location
- 57.658, -4.242 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Hugh Miller, Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland, Chapter XXIX, Kirk-Michael [public-domain]
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