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Bonnie Prince Charlie: Eriskay to Culloden and Skye

Prince Charles Edward Stuart's 1745 rising began on the beach of Eriskay, raised its standard at Glenfinnan, won at Prestonpans and ended on Culloden Moor, after which the prince fled through Skye and Raasay.

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  1. The rising starts on a small island. The privateer Du Teillay brought Prince Charles Edward Stuart and the Seven Men of Moidart to Eriskay, and he stepped ashore with only a handful of companions. The sandy beach where he first set foot on Scottish soil is still called Coilleag a' Phrionnsa. Sources differ on the day of landing, so the route gives only the season. A memorial cairn was erected there in 1995. Eriskay is reached by road causeway and ferry; the pin marks the island, not the beach itself.

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    Precisión del lugar: The pin sits on Eriskay's map position, not on the beach itself.

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    • Eriskay
      Referencia:
      History: The Jacobite rising of 1745
  2. On 19 August Charles raised his father's standard at Glenfinnan. The tower here was built much later, in 1814, to honour the Highlanders who fought in the Jacobite army; it stands 59 ft (18 m) tall. Since 1938 the monument has been looked after by the National Trust for Scotland, which runs a visitor centre with exhibitions and a café.

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    Precisión del lugar: The monument commemorates the event but was built in 1814; the exact spot of the raising is not identified in the sources.

    Para el visitante: Run by the National Trust for Scotland, with visitor centre, shop and café.

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  3. The first significant engagement of the rising was over in less than thirty minutes. The Jacobite army, led by Charles and George Murray, defeated a government army whose inexperienced troops broke in the face of a Highland charge. A local farmer's son, Robert Anderson, knew a route through the marshlands. The victory gave the revolt a huge boost in morale. A memorial to the dead of both sides was put up near the site in 1953, with a coal bing as a vantage point.

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    Precisión del lugar: The pin marks Prestonpans on the map; the field of battle spreads across the area nearby.

    Para el visitante: The battle memorial stands near the site; check local heritage information for the viewpoint.

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  4. On 16 April 1746 the Jacobite army was decisively defeated near Inverness by a British government force, ending the rising. It was the last pitched battle fought on British soil. French regulars covered the retreat, giving Charles and his senior officers time to escape. Today a visitor centre stands near the site, with footpaths across the moor and a 20-foot memorial cairn, erected in 1881, alongside headstones that mark the clan graves.

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    Precisión del lugar: The pin marks the battlefield area, not a single spot on the moor.

    Para el visitante: Visitor centre and footpaths across the battlefield, with a raised viewing platform.

    Fuentes

  5. Two months after Culloden, Flora MacDonald helped Charles sail to the Isle of Skye. A party of eight, with Charles disguised as an Irish maid called Betty Burke, landed near Sir Alexander's house at Monkstadt, near Uig. The steward told the prince to remove the disguise, as it only made him more conspicuous. From Portree he was later taken across to Raasay. Flora herself is buried at Kilmuir Cemetery on Skye.

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    Precisión del lugar: The sources place the landing near Monkstadt, Uig; no exact beach is named, so the stop is left unpinned.

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  6. After Culloden the prince spent two days hiding from British troops on Raasay, where he told his host that he would rather live on the run for ten years than be captured. The island paid for its hospitality: in July 1746 troops visited twice and used scorched earth tactics. The pin marks the island as a whole.

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    Precisión del lugar: The sources name the island, not a particular place where he hid.

    Fuentes

    • Flora MacDonald
      Referencia:
      The escape of Prince Charles Edward Stuart
    • Raasay
      Referencia:
      History: 18th century

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