The Daily Pic - The Memorial Cairn at the Battlefield of Culloden

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The Daily Pic - The Memorial Cairn at the Battlefield of Culloden
The Daily Pic - The Memorial Cairn at the Battlefield of Culloden

 

In 2024 I was fortunate enough to embark on a two week tour of Scotland.  In our travels, we visited the battlefield of Culloden.  

The Battle of Culloden was fought on April 16, 1746 and was the final decisive clash of the 1746 Jacobite uprising, where roughly 5,000 Highland Jacobites under Bonnie Prince Charlie were defeated in under an hour by the British goverbment's troops, led bythe Duke of Cumberland.. It was the last pitched battle on British soil, resulting in heavy losses (roughly 1,500 Jacobites), marking the end of the Stuart, or Jacobite, cause.

Located in the center of the battlefield, this 20-foot cairn bears the inscription: "The Battle of Culloden was fought on this moor 16th April, 1746. The graves of the Gallant Highlanders who fought for Scotland and Prince Charlie are marked by the names of their clans".

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