Bonnie Prince Charlie: Eriskay to Culloden and Skye

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.

Location precision: The pin sits on Eriskay's map position, not on the beach itself.

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.

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

Visitor guidance: Run by the National Trust for Scotland, with visitor centre, shop and café.

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.

Location precision: The pin marks Prestonpans on the map; the field of battle spreads across the area nearby.

Visitor guidance: The battle memorial stands near the site; check local heritage information for the viewpoint.

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.

Location precision: The pin marks the battlefield area, not a single spot on the moor.

Visitor guidance: Visitor centre and footpaths across the battlefield, with a raised viewing platform.

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.

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

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.

Location precision: The sources name the island, not a particular place where he hid.