Memorial details

Memorial type
Cairn
District
Stirling
Town
Sheriffmuir
County
Central
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Jacobite Risings (1689-1746)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
57955

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Current location

beside the Clan MacRae memorial (our reference 57954)
at the side of a single track road overlooking the battlefield
about 2 miles east of Dunblane
Sheriffmuir
Stirling
Central
FK15 0LN
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NN 83271 02670
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A small cylindrical cairn with a few stones on the top. A dedicatory metal plaque is set on the front face with inscription in white lettering.
Inscription
THE BATTLE OF SHERIFFMUIR/ On this moor on 13 November 1715, a Jacobite army composed largely of/ Highlanders under the command of the Earl of Mar met a Hanoverian army/ consisting mainly of British soldiers under the Duke of Argyll,/ at what became known as the Battle of Sheriffmuir./ The result was indecisive but Mar's failure to take advantage of Argyll's/ weakened position in the closing stages of the conflict and subsequent withdrawl/ fron the field contributed to the failure of the Rising - known as "The Fifteen"/ in favour of the restoration of the exiled King James VIII (the "Old Chevalier")./ ERECTED BY THE 1745 ASSOCIATION
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Jacobite Risings (1689-1746)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cairn
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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