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Isle Maree

Loch Maree, Wester Ross

An island where coins were hammered into a sacred tree, visited by Queen Victoria.

Isle Maree is a small wooded island in Loch Maree, linked to St Maelrubha. Its holy well was believed to cure madness.

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When
700s onwards
Where
57.6900, -5.5000
Group
Holy wells & springs

Visiting

The island is protected and landing is discouraged. View it from the loch side near Slattadale.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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