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| Coins From the 1692 Glencoe Massacre Found. Source: See link below. |
A hoard of coins thought to have belonged to a Highland chief killed in the Glencoe massacre has been found beneath a fireplace by archaeologists.
The 36 coins hidden in a former hunting lodge or feasting hall were discovered during a University of Glasgow dig in August. They date from the 17th century and include currency from Europe.
The building had been associated with Alasdair Ruadh “MacIain” MacDonald of Glencoe, the clan chief from 1646, who together with an estimated 82 members of his family was a victim of the 1692 massacre...
Here is the link for more about that.
Glencoe massacre: Archaeology student finds ‘Highland chief’s coins’
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Archaeologists believe they have found the spot where a cornered Scottish clansman made an extraordinary escape from the massacre of Glencoe in 1692.
As government troops made their final preparations to wipe out the MacDonald clan for their support of the Jacobite rising, a party was held in the Highlands settlement of Achnacon.
MacDonald of Achnacon, who oversaw the township, drank and gambled with his guests into the early hours — until a volley of musket shots from the government forces tore through his home. He was captured but is said to have survived by tearing off his plaid cloak and throwing it over the soldiers who were preparing to shoot him. Against the odds, he escaped into the dark of a bitterly cold winter night.
The story has been handed down for centuries and now researchers have found what they believe to be MacDonald of Achnacon’s turf-walled house — along with a bent bronze pin, of the kind that might have been used to fasten a cloak...
Here is that link.
Bronze pin sheds new light on daring escape from Glencoe massacre
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| Two Brown Bottles Found on the Treasure Coast. |
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| KALIK Embossed Bottle. |
I undoubtedly picked this bottle up and brought it home without looking at it very well. It is a beer bottle, but a very recent one.
If you've spent much time in the Bahamas, you might know about it. It is a Bahamian beer.
Kalik is a Bahamian brand of beer. It is made by the Commonwealth Brewery in Nassau which also produces Heineken, Guinness and Vitamalt...
The original Kalik is a lager with 5% alc./vol. It was designed by Heineken International in 1988, based on studies of the Bahamian market. It seized market leadership from Beck's, which had dominated the local market before.[2] According to the bottle label the name of Kalik is derived from sound of cowbells heard during the annual Bahamian festival of Junkanoo.
There are five more variations of Kalik beer:
- Kalik Gold, is a 7% alc./vol. beer. It was first introduced in 1992 as a limited edition brew to mark the 500th anniversary of Columbus’ landing in the new world. It has since become a permanent offering....
Here is the link.
So Kalik is a very recent beer from the Bahamas.
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Not much change in beach conditions to note.
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