Jacobites

The 31st December 2020 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Prince Charles Edward Stuart.  To commemorate this special occasion the West Highla

The 31st December 2020 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Prince Charles Edward Stuart.  To commemorate this special occasion the West Highla

The first bloodshed of the 1745 Jacobite Rising took place during a skirmish on the 16th August 1745 at High Bridge or Dròchaid Bhàn as it was known

A Prayer book said to have been used by Prince Charles Edward Stuart at Culloden Moor in 1746 was gifted to the museum in July 2018.

The prayer boo

A Prayer book said to have been used by Prince Charles Edward Stuart at Culloden Moor in 1746 was gifted to the museum in July 2018.

The prayer boo

I have been thinking about what to write for this blog post now for a couple of months.  It seems like my words have disappeared from me during the

In the Highlands and beyond the story is well-known.  The brave encounter of Major Donald Macdonell of Tirnadris* who, with just 11 men and a piper,

In 2016 it was a very distinct honour to work on the original sword of Donald Cameron of Lochiel (1700 – 1748).
Donald Cameron was the 19th Clan Ca

The Siege of Fort William took place during the 1745 Jacobite Rising, from 20 March to 3 April 1746.
As part of the 2019 Highland Challenge, I brou

Roderick MacKenzie was the son of an Edinburgh goldsmith who fought as an officer in Bonnie Prince Charlie’s army. It was often commented that MacKe