Mermaid of the North in Balintore

The Mermaid of the North sits upon a rock- named ‘Clach Dubh’ (black rock in Gaelic) in the Seaboard village of Balintore. Steve Hayward, from Hilton, sculpted the 10ft bronzed wood mermaid statue in 2007, the Highland Year of Culture. The Mermaid of the North is part of the areas Seaboard Sculpture Trail, which includes several other sculptures related to the sea, such as three giant salmon and three slate monuments.