The earls of Cromartie; their kindred, country, and correspondence . o <:. .rfft4^>^***»c» MONRO STONE NEAR CASTLE LEODS T RATHPE F FER. ^ CASTLE LEOD AND STEATIIPEFFER. 439 He pretended to the second sight, through the possession of a white stone, like apearl. Before his death he threw this stone into Loch Ussie, foretelling that itwould be found many years after, and that the finder would also have the secondsight. He prophesied evil days for the Mackenzies of Kintail. North of the burial-ground at Fodderty lies CroirM-an-Teamj)uil, or TempleCroft, in which several kist-vaens, or stone
The earls of Cromartie; their kindred, country, and correspondence . o <:. .rfft4^>^***»c» MONRO STONE NEAR CASTLE LEODS T RATHPE F FER. ^ CASTLE LEOD AND STEATIIPEFFER. 439 He pretended to the second sight, through the possession of a white stone, like apearl. Before his death he threw this stone into Loch Ussie, foretelling that itwould be found many years after, and that the finder would also have the secondsight. He prophesied evil days for the Mackenzies of Kintail. North of the burial-ground at Fodderty lies CroirM-an-Teamj)uil, or TempleCroft, in which several kist-vaens, or stone coffins, have been found, containingbones and ashes. Half-way between Castle Leod and the Spa of StrathpefFer there is a stonewith an eagle cut upon it, called Clach an Tiompaln, which is said to mark the sceneof a struggle between the Mackenzies and Monros. Tradition bears that the Ladyof Seaforth was carried off from Kinellan by a party of the Monros, who wereovertaken near Castle Leod by tlie Mackenzies, and defeated with great slaughter,and the Lady of Seaforth resc
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