The personal belongings of an 18th-century murder victim ... Among the items recovered with him were a knitted bonnet, quills used for writing, and a wooden comb, suggesting he may have been ...

The belongings of an 18th-century suspected murder victim found ... The man’s knitted bonnet has now gone on show at Kinloch Historical Society on Lewis along with personal items that were ...

The personal belongings of an 18th-century murder victim, hastily buried in a peat bog ... Among the items recovered with him were a knitted bonnet, quills used for writing, and a wooden comb, ...

The knitted bonnet is now a brownish green colour but analysis has revealed traces of indigo typical of the traditional blue bonnets worn in the Highlands and islands of Scotland in the 18th century.