It was on a freezing cold winter’s morning in February 1692 that a regiment of soldiers carried out an act so heinous and contrary to Highland custom that more than three centuries later its name still retains the power to evoke strong emotions.
In the early hours of February 13, 1692, 38 men, women and children of the MacDonald clan – or the MacIains as they were known – were murdered by troops acting on behalf of the government and whom they had billeted in their homes.
The MacDonalds had been rebels, but had taken the oath of allegiance to King William and so felt safe to extend the Highland hospitality to Captain Robert Campbell and his 120 soldiers for a fortnight before the massacre.
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