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Latitude: 57.0521 / 57°3'7"N
Longitude: -4.7966 / 4°47'47"W
OS Eastings: 230473
OS Northings: 799140
OS Grid: NN304991
Mapcode National: GBR GBJ2.PN0
Mapcode Global: WH2G2.905N
Plus Code: 9C9Q3623+R9
Entry Name: Well Of The Seven Heads Monument, Invergarry
Listing Name: Well of the Seven Heads Monument (By Loch Oich)
Listing Date: 5 October 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 338536
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB6825
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Tobar nan Ceann
Invergarry, Well Of The Seven Heads Monument
ID on this website: 200338536
Location: Kilmonivaig
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Caol and Mallaig
Parish: Kilmonivaig
Traditional County: Inverness-shire
Tagged with: Monument
1812. Polished ashlar monument comprising square corniced
plinth on moulded base, supporting short panelled obelisk
topped by finial made up of 7 masks surmounted by stone hand
gripping iron dagger. Inscription on plinth in Latin,
English, French and Gaelic.
Erected in 1812 by Col. McDonnell of Glengarry, commemorating
event in 1663 when 2 sons of 12th MacDonald of Keppoch were
murdered. Seven murderers traced and killed at Inverlair,
near Tulloch, 1665, their heads washed in spring by monument
before being presented to Chief at Invergarry Castle.
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