The 17th Century coins were found hidden beneath a fireplace at the site of a ruined house.
Coins found under a fireplace may have been hidden there by a victim of the infamous Massacre of Glencoe, according to archaeologists.
The discovery was made in August during an excavation at the site of the ruined house, led by archaeologists from the University of Glasgow.Lucy Ankers made the discovery on her first archaeological dig"The two weeks I spent digging solidified that I want to pursue a career within archaeology." The clan backed the restoration of the Stuart dynasty to the British throne and had taken part in the first Jacobite Rising of 1689.In late January 1692, about 120 soldiers from the Earl of Argyll's Regiment of Foot arrived in Glencoe from Invergarry led by Capt Robert Campbell of Glen Lyon.Some people tried to escape in a snow blizzard to nearby glens, including Gleann Leac-na-muidhe, where the coin hoard was found.
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