A Kirkwall correspondent says: - The famous Deerness mermaid has again appeared in its old haunt, and was watched on Tuesday by many people. It went in a circle for about ten minutes, and came up in the same place again and again. It was only about a hundred yards from the shore. Spectators thought it to be a seal swimming on its back. A number of strangers from Aberdeen were on shore, and witnessed the strange fish in its gambols from the high banks. The strange appearance was freely discussed, but opinions differed very widely as to the size or species of the animal.
Buchan Observer and East Aberdeenshire Advertiser, 25th June 1895.
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