The coins were thought to have been stashed away for safekeeping around the time of the infamous Glencoe Massacre.

Captain Robert Campbell of Glenlyon has gone down in history as the man responsible for the Massacre of Glencoe, considered one of the most atrocious acts of treachery to take place on Scottish soil.

Designed to teach the Highlanders a lesson, a state sanctioned massacre sees over 30 Glencoe MacDonalds murdered in their homes in the middle of winter. Video: The Scottish Nation: Episode 3, 1972.

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