'Six-headed burial' of the Highland clan era probed by archaeologists

Scotsman (tall and handsome built) ^ | September 3, 2019 | Alison Campsie

[SunkenCiv]

The skeletal remains are thought to date from the 15th Century, when Clan Ross and Clan Mackay fought out a terrifying rivalry in the area that arguably peaked with the Battle of Tarbat in the 1480s,

Then, Clan Ross cornered a raiding party of Clan Mackay with many killed in the encounter. Survivors of the attack sought sanctuary in the church, but the Rosses set fire to it, killing all those hiding inside...

She said the men and skulls were buried in the most prominent part of the church, in the mouth of the crypt directly under the nave.

Dr Spall said: "At this time, burials were incredibly orthodox so this deviates massively from what you would expect to find.

"The Ross and Mackay feud was a very horrible conflict. What we are alluding to is that if these men were not directly linked to these documented events, they are linked to this period...

She added that DNA analysis will help to establish whether these men were related with isotope analysis to offer further insight into the diet of those buried at the site....

More than 170 skeletons, including those of 40 children, have been found under the church with the site spanning five key time periods.

It was first occupied during the 6th to 7th Centuries, when the land was used as a Pictish farmstead. It then became an important Pictish monastery, which was destroyed around 800AD by a Viking raid.

[MrEdd]

Like the famous billionaire in the tartan kit: Clinton Kilt Epstein.

[catnipman]

cool! My maternal grandfather was a Mackay; he was buried in a Mackay-plaid kilt ...

[Bob Ireland]

***'Six-headed burial' of the Highland clan era probed by archaeologists***

Fascinating! I had never heard before that the Picts had six heads.

[allendale]

Some things don’t change. There was never anything worth much north of Hadrian’s Wall.

[DannyTN]

[SunkenCiv]

The family history is largely not happy, but that's true of most Scottish emigrants, and Scottish people who stayed put for that matter. :^)

[SunkenCiv]

There's four of 'em who don't...

[SunkenCiv]

Well summarized.

[SunkenCiv]

It's too bad Rodin didn't live long enough to make a statue of Godzilla.

[Vendome]

Ancestor of Debbie Wasserman Schultz...

[wally_bert]

Hail Hydra.

[sauropod]

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[Cvengr]

They need seranadin'

[colorado tanker]

So, how did the Scots go from this to wanting to be governed by Brussels bureaucrats?

[SunkenCiv]

The Dole -- who cares what regime is paying it? -- plus, a lot of Scotland's population are not Scots, they're debris from the Islamofascist parts of the Third World.

[DannyTN]

Is it just me, or does the guy on the left look like Tommy Smothers?

[mrsmith]

Such a high price paid by so many generations for the civilization we have today.

Heck, let’s throw it all away so we can buy more stuff!

[Cvengr]

Striking resemblance.