The tale is one of two supernatural stories Mackenzie attaches to the lawyer, who was a contemporary of the Seer. Sleepwalking solutions to a problem are a well known motif in stories of lawyers and scholars. No source is given beyond local report.
Folklore & legend
Sir George Mackenzie's Dream Brief
Rosehaugh, Black Isle
17th century
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
- 57.575, -4.120 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Alexander Mackenzie, The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer (1877), Project Gutenberg [public-domain]
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