Murkle
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| Murkle | |
| Caithness | |
|---|---|
 Clardon Haven by Murkle | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ND161682 |
| Location: | 58°35’39"N, 3°26’37"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | KW14 8 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Highland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Murkle is a small scattered hamlet, made up of East Murkle and West Murkle a mile east of Thurso, in Caithness.
It is said that a mermaid once fell in love with a local fisherman, who to this day holds him captive in a nearby loch.[1]
It is also said in the 9th chapter of the Orkneyingers Saga that "Ragnhilda, king Eric's daughter" had a husband called Arnfinn, the fifth son of Thorfinn the Earl. Arnfinn died at Murkle in Caithness leaving Ragnhilda a widow.[2]
References
- ↑ "The jealous mermaid". Hole in My Pocket. http://www.holeinmypocket.com/blog/03%20Projects/stories/text5.htm. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Orkneyingers Saga". http://oaks.nvg.org/an6ra16.html. Retrieved 30 March 2015.