Miller gives the year as 1822 and does not name the apprentice. The dream is precise and its fulfilment easy to state, which is why it is worth setting down.
Curses & omens
The Gnomon Dream at Kirkmichael
Kirkmichael burying ground, Black Isle
1822
Kirkmichael burying ground lies by the shore road on the Black Isle.
- Evidence
- Long-standing local tradition
- Access
- Open ground
- 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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