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Olrig is a parish in Caithness, Scotland. The main settlement in the parish is Castletown.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of Olrig, in Highland and Caithness - Map and description )〕 Prior to the 19th century, agricultural improvements in the parish were sub-divided into ten townlands or "fermlands". Boundaries were mostly disregarded and lost during the 19th century, but many townland names remain identifiable with farmstead names ending with Mains. ==Myths and legends== Various legends and folk tales are associated with the parish. Here are two: Versions of these tales appear in James Traill Calder's ''History of Caithness'' 1887 (pages 55 to 61, as republished 1973 by Stansfield, Fortrose). The hillock and well of Sysa figure in both. According to Calder, the well dried up as a result of 19th century agricultural improvements. The hillock is still there, on the south side of Olrig Hill (). The words of Dorrad, in the first tale, are requoted from ''The Raven Banner'' (page 19) by Ian Cassells, Thurso, circa 1995. *Please see also the Stone Lud 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Olrig」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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