Found 50 human bones in the cave, the result of the worst family slaughter in Scotland

A series of human bones and mysterious archaeological remains suspected as a result of a family massacre found in the Eigg Island cave received the attention of many people, especially archaeologists.

Accordingly, a total of 50 human skeletons found in the Eigg Island cave on an island in Soctland, were determined to be the result of a horrible family slaughter in Scotland in the past. 

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In October last year, in this area, police broke into when tourists stumbled upon an ancient corpse in the cave of Francis on Eigg Island. This may have been the result of a massacre of the Macdonalds in 1577 and nearly all of the islanders were killed. The incident today is officially announced.

According to information posted on the Times page, the Scottish archaeologists have contacted, comparing the historical landmark of Scotland with the time of the massacre and now have official information.

Kirsty Owen, HES senior director of archeology, said that these skeletons and remains date from about 1430 to 1620.

She added: ' This is very difficult to predict because it is possible that the cave was combined into a cemetery for the majority of Eigg Island's remaining population after the massacre in 1577. There are too many bones in the cave. And we are dealing with this cave archaeological technique as a collective war grave. She is also in talks with the islanders about the gathering of these skeletons expected to take place later this year .

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According to many speculations, it is possible that up to 400 people from the Macdonald family could be killed by the rival Macleod family and this could be one of the most horrifying massacre events for families living in Scotland. The massacre was triggered by the Macdonalds' arrest of three young men from the Macleod family, tying them to boats and expelling them from the island. The reason is that these three young men harassed some local girls.

At this time, the most powerful man of the Macleod family in Dunvegan retaliated by planning to take his family on a trip to Eigg Island to retaliate.

Knowing the Macleod family came to retaliate, the Macdonalds sought to hide in a cave called the grave cave, also known as the Francis Cave, now located south of the island.

A guard of the Macdonalds was discovered by the Macleod family as he moved from the boat into the hidden cave. When discovered, the Macdonalds completely refused to surrender because they thought that the cave was quite narrow and difficult for the enemy to infiltrate.

At this time, the Macleod family resolved the conflict by burning a fire right at the entrance of the cave. After that, use ferns to seal the cave. Smoke causes suffocation and kills the Macdonalds and only one family survives.

According to the Times, nearly 250 years later, an archaeologist named Sir Walter Scott visited the cave and found human bones later, a student also discovered a skull at the site. in 1979.