Story entitled 'Sea-Serpent', February 1874
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Sea-Serpent' in which the informant vividly tells Carmichael how he once saw a sea-serpent at dawn on Loch huntain [-] coming close to him. He 'thought it was someth[ing] unnat[ural]' and he felt his 'Knees Knocking' but soon saw that it was a line of five otters, holding the otter in front by its tail. 'When they land[ed] they disengaged - & lay down in a cuach (ring) in a place evidently used f[or] it.'
Dates
- Creation: February 1874
Language of Materials
English Gaelic
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Extent
From the Series: 93 folios ; 20.5 x 13.2 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 14r, line 17 to folio 14v, line 14
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Repository Details
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