...And some Folklore

A story goes that a man named Campbell was walking near the seaside at Portmahomack, when he saw a mermaid sitting on the rocks. Although she tried to swim away, he caught her and held her fast. She begged him to release her and he agreed on 3 conditions. First, there would never be a broken wave onto the land that would flood the village, second, that he and his family would never know hardship and third, that neither he nor any of his kin with the surname of Campbell living in the village would ever perish at sea. She agreed and was released. According to legend, all three remain true to this day.