GeriArchaeologists Uncover Rare Evidence of 19th-Century Scottish Whisky Smuggling in Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve

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Archaeologists Uncover Rare Evidence of 19th-Century Scottish Whisky Smuggling in Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve

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Archaeologists in Scotland's Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve discovered a rare 'An Gearradan' copper alloy collar, linking a still to cooling equipment, indicating a sudden abandonment by 19th-century whisky smugglers fleeing excise officers, shedding light on the Highlands' illicit whisky trade economy.

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