ID:QZP40_223_P081DESCRIPTION:Seers were people believed to have been gifted with second sight. Some believed this gift to be hereditary and some believed it to be random. It is said that Highland Chiefs consulted seers about their fortunes in battle.
In a poem, 'Lochiel's Warning' by Thomas Campbell, 'Gentle' Donald Cameron of Lochiel consults a seer about his joining Bonnie Prince Charlie during the '45 Rising. The seer warns Lochiel about the disaster to come at Culloden but Lochiel is determined to go.
This illustration is found in 'The Highlands and Highlanders of Scotland' by James CrombPLACENAME:N/ADATE OF IMAGE:1893SOURCE:Highland LibrariesCOLLECTION:Fraser Mackintosh Collection (illustrations)Asset ID:31040KEYWORDS:
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