A must see video tell us what you think According to the old stories, selkies were able to become human by taking off their seal skins, and can return to seal form by putting it back on. Stories about the selkies are romantic tragedies and vary slightly from place to place! there is a plaque on the cemetary gate with the legend. The ruins of St Trothans which was built in 1633, are now well hidden in the trees and the whole place has an eerie sense about it! That isn’t helped by the fact that the ruinous walls are also quite overgrown with ivy which seems intent on taking it over forever!