Lochan Hakel
Findspot (19th Century), Coin (Gold)(18th Century)
Site Name Lochan Hakel
Classification Findspot (19th Century), Coin (Gold)(18th Century)
Canmore ID 5348
Site Number NC55SE 12
NGR NC 5694 5262
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5348
- Council Highland
- Parish Tongue
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC55SE 12 5694 5262.
(NC 5694 5262) Spanish Gold Coin found AD. 1840 (NR)
OS 6" map (1961)
'A gold coin now in Dunrobin Museum was taken out of Lochan Hacoin (Lochan Hakel) in the cleft of a cow's hoof. It is Spanish and probably connected with the wreck of an Armada ship, some of whose guns are still at Tongue (NC59 56)'.
Name Book, 1874
In 1746, the 'Hazard', a French war sloop carrying money to Prince Charles Edward, was run ashore at Melness (NC58 60) to escape capture by pursuing cruisers. The crew, in trying to make their way south overland with their treasure, were intercepted by the MacKays at Loch Hacon. The Frenchmen, seeing there was no chance of escape, threw the greater part of the money into the loch. Several of the country people found some of it afterwards, and an odd coin has sometimes been found since.
H Morrison 1883
No further information from local sources.
Visited by OS (NKB) 7 November 1978
