Ancient human remains removed from a crypt in a Highland cemetery were not those of notorious Jacobite supporting clan chief, but a headless woman, according to experts. Ancient human remains removed from a crypt in a Highland cemetery were not those of notorious Jacobite supporting clan chief, but a headless woman, according to experts. Official accounts maintain the remains of Simon Fraser, Clan Fraser chief or "The Old Fox", were buried under a chapel floor in the Tower of London following his execution. The mystery deepened following the discovery of a headless body in a damaged lead casket in the cemetery, Wardlaw Mausoleum at Kirkhill, near Inverness. The mystery of how the remains of a headless young woman came to lie in a casket thought to have been designed for Lord Lovat remains following the tests.

Source: Irish Independent January 19, 2018 18:33 UTC