Article 3DQWF Headless body is not C18th Scottish clan chief, say experts

Headless body is not C18th Scottish clan chief, say experts

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Tests show remains were those of woman and not Bonnie Prince Charlie supporter Simon Fraser

Human remains thought to belong to a notorious 18th-century Jacobite-supporting Scottish clan chief have been found to be those of an unknown headless woman, according to experts.

Official accounts maintain the remains of Simon Fraser, the 11th Lord Lovat known as the Old Fox, were buried under a chapel floor in the Tower of London after his execution.

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