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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kevin Rawlinson and agency

Coin hoard that could be linked to Glen Coe massacre found under fireplace

The collection of coins presented on a black canvas
The hoard of coins includes European pottery and silver and bronze coins.
Photograph: Gareth Beale/PA

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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