Coin hoard that could be linked to Glen Coe massacre found under fireplace
by Kevin Rawlinson and agency from Science | The Guardian on (#6FDRD)
Experts uncover 17th-century coins at site linked with clan chief Alasdair Ruadh Maclain' MacDonald
A hoard of coins linked to a Highland chief - which may have been stashed away as he tried in vain to escape the Glen Coe massacre - has been discovered underneath a fireplace.
The 17th-century collection of 36 coins included international currency, and was hidden beneath the remains of a grand stone fireplace at a site believed to have been a hunting lodge or feasting hall.
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