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| Headless body is not C18th Scottish clan chief, say experts | Headless body is not C18th Scottish clan chief, say experts |
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| Tests show remains were those of woman and not Bonnie Prince Charlie supporter Simon Fraser | Tests show remains were those of woman and not Bonnie Prince Charlie supporter Simon Fraser |
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| Fri 19 Jan 2018 15.57 GMT | Fri 19 Jan 2018 15.57 GMT |
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| Human remains thought to belong to a notorious 18th-century Jacobite-supporting Scottish clan chief have been found to be those of an unknown headless woman, according to experts. | Human remains thought to belong to a notorious 18th-century Jacobite-supporting Scottish clan chief have been found to be those of an unknown headless woman, according to experts. |
| Official accounts maintain the remains of Simon Fraser, the 11th Lord Lovat known as the Old Fox, were buried under a chapel floor in the Tower of London after his execution. | Official accounts maintain the remains of Simon Fraser, the 11th Lord Lovat known as the Old Fox, were buried under a chapel floor in the Tower of London after his execution. |
| But members of his clan say Fraser’s body was “intercepted” by his supporters and returned to Scotland in a casket. | But members of his clan say Fraser’s body was “intercepted” by his supporters and returned to Scotland in a casket. |
| The mystery deepened after the discovery of a headless body in a damaged lead casket in Wardlaw Mausoleum in Kirkhill, near Inverness. | The mystery deepened after the discovery of a headless body in a damaged lead casket in Wardlaw Mausoleum in Kirkhill, near Inverness. |
| A team led by the British forensic anthropologist Prof Dame Sue Black carried out investigations including DNA testing to determine whether the body was that of Fraser. | A team led by the British forensic anthropologist Prof Dame Sue Black carried out investigations including DNA testing to determine whether the body was that of Fraser. |
| Black, the director of the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee, said: “We can say with absolute certainty that these are not the remains of the Old Fox. | Black, the director of the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee, said: “We can say with absolute certainty that these are not the remains of the Old Fox. |
| “The area of the body most indicative of whether remains are male or female is the shape of the pelvis, and two areas of the pelvis in particular. In both areas, these remains were very feminine. There is no way that these were the remains of an 80-year-old 6ft man who suffered from gout and arthritis. | “The area of the body most indicative of whether remains are male or female is the shape of the pelvis, and two areas of the pelvis in particular. In both areas, these remains were very feminine. There is no way that these were the remains of an 80-year-old 6ft man who suffered from gout and arthritis. |
| “We estimate these are the remains of a young woman, probably aged 25-35. We understand that there are some possibilities that she might be a member of the Fraser family, and further DNA testing is being carried out. | “We estimate these are the remains of a young woman, probably aged 25-35. We understand that there are some possibilities that she might be a member of the Fraser family, and further DNA testing is being carried out. |
| “We simply don’t know what happened to the head, but it may be that it has been taken as a trophy many years ago.” | “We simply don’t know what happened to the head, but it may be that it has been taken as a trophy many years ago.” |
| Fraser supported Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was defeated at the battle of Culloden in 1746 and sentenced to death for treason against the crown. | Fraser supported Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was defeated at the battle of Culloden in 1746 and sentenced to death for treason against the crown. |
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