Mermaid Sunset

There is a myth attached to this pool - It is said that the dark peat-stained waters of the pool are bottomless. They say cattle refuse to drink from the pool and birds will not fly above it.  Over the years it has been the scene of a number of drowning and even a murder when, in 1679, a woman pedlar was dumped in the pool by a local serial killer. Legend says that the mermaid that haunts the pool only rises at midnight to catch its victims, her victims are only single men. There are various legends concerning the origin of the mermaid. In one, a sailor from nearby Thorncliff fell in love with her and brought her back from sea, and in another she was originally a witch who transformed herself into a water nymph after been thrown into the pool during the Middle Ages.