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john burnett
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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Location: Fife
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 Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject: JAMES STEWART (James Of The Glens) |
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Thanks to Pat Anderson for the photos.
This monument at Cnap a'Chaolais, above Ballachulish Bridge, traditionally marks the spot where James Stewart (Seumas a'Ghlinne - James of the Glens) was hanged on 8 November, 1752, for being an accessory to the murder of Colin Campbell of Glenure - the so-called 'Red Fox' - a government factor on the forfeited estate of Ardsheal. The monument was erected in 1911.
Many people were convinced that James Stewart was innocent and the episode, which became known as the Appin Murder, shocked the country at the time. The characters involved were immortalised in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, 'Kidnapped'.
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Keptie
Joined: 24 Feb 2009
Posts: 350
Location: Angus
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:55 pm Post subject: James of the Glen Memorial |
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Thanks again to John Burnett for adding my pics to this site. This is a Jacobite Memorial ...
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