The story is placed at Ruthven in modern retellings. No date is given, so the Argyll in the story cannot be identified. The story ends with the fairy rising as mist, a sign she was no ordinary animal.
Folklore & legend
The Forester's Fairy Sweetheart and the White Hind
Ruthven Barracks, near Kingussie
Traditional; set during a campaign of Argyll's army
Ruthven Barracks is a free access site maintained by Historic Environment Scotland.
- Evidence
- Long-standing local tradition
- Access
- Open ground
- Location
- 57.072, -4.039 (Sited to the building or field)
Sources: Visit Cairngorms, My top fairy sites of the Cairngorms by the Faery Folklorist [other]; Wikipedia, Ruthven Barracks [other]
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