Henderson Stone

Oral tradition in the area includes stories involving the Henderson Stone and a warning from a Campbell soldier of the impending Massacre of Glencoe in 1692. Although the details vary from one version of the story to another, each version has certain commonalities. Legend has it one of the soldiers, who had been billeted with the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe for ten days, knew of the order to kill the MacDonalds early the next morning. He sought to warn his host of the impending massacre. While walking with the local, the soldier speaks a warning directly to the stone. The exact wording of the warning statement varies by retelling, but goes something like this: "Great stone in the Glen, though…