The glen's name comes from the legend. Coin trees are a modern form of an old habit of leaving offerings at wells and trees, found across the Highlands, and the habit is easy to see in the glen today. The accounts do not give dates for the children's well dressing, so how old it is cannot be said. See also the Rosemarkie witch record.
Folklore & legend
The Fairy Well of Rosemarkie Glen
Fairy Glen RSPB reserve, Rosemarkie
Traditional; coin offerings continue
The glen has a public path from Rosemarkie.
- Evidence
- Long-standing local tradition
- Access
- Open ground
- Location
- 57.594, -4.125 (Sited to the building or field)
Sources: Walkhighlands, Fairy Glen, Rosemarkie [other]; Wikipedia, Fairy Glen (RSPB reserve) [other]; Humanist Society Scotland, Walk in Fairy Glen (Rosemarkie) [other]
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