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In Rothiemurchus, there’s a grave that no one will touch.

It belongs to Seath Mòr Sgorfhiachlach—a 14th-century clan chief known as The Great Shaw. But it isn’t the man people fear.

It’s what sits on top of his grave.

Five stones.
Placed in a rough cross formation.
Known as the Homing Stones—because no matter where they’re taken… they come back.

Thrown into the River Spey—they return.
Moved in defiance—people fall ill.
Lifted without warning—some never make it home.

From a drowned servant in the 1800s…
To a fatal crash just hours after disturbing the grave…
To a death in the cemetery itself in 1978…

The stories are consistent. The warning is clear.

Today, an iron cage stands over the grave. Not to keep people out—but perhaps to keep something in.

In this episode of The Eclectic, we uncover the legend of Seath Mòr, the curse of the five stones, and the question no one has ever answered:

Why do they always come back?

| https://tartantrailblazers.co.uk/2021/02/19/loch-an-eilein-rothiemurchus/
| https://mymacabreroadtrip.com/the-cursed-grave-of-seath-mor/
| https://peterhead.live/blog-post/seath-mor-grave-protected-5-cursed-stones/
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3W3cxgowQk
| https://bagtownclans.com/index.php/2023/01/29/7608/
| https://mymacabreroadtrip.com/the-cursed-grave-of-seath-mor/
| https://oldweirdscotland.com/cursed-stones-of-the-doune/
| https://vocal.media/horror/the-real-haunted-story-of-cursed-grave-of-seath-mor
| https://oldweirdscotland.com/cursed-stones-of-the-doune/
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w6RxT_taYs
| https://peterhead.live/blog-post/seath-mor-grave-protected-5-cursed-stones/
| https://oldweirdscotland.com/cursed-stones-of-the-doune/ https://moonmausoleum.com/the-ghostly-duel-with-seath-more-in-rothiemurchus-forest/ https://storiesliffe.com/archives/23290 The Wire Mesh Tomb of Seath Mòr: Mysteries and Curses in the Scottish Highlands Pagan Kitchen: The Grave of Seath Mor Sgorfhiaclach