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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject: Scottish Battles |
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This document lists Scottish battles and skirmishes and even ranks them in order of cultural significance!
http://www.battlefieldstrust.com/media/662.pdf
pages 17 & 18 will be useful to us since they list battlefield monuments
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5071 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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That is a cracking link. Commemorative stone on the North Inch? I know of a plaque on a building on Charlotte Street opposite the Inch. This will require some investigation.
I knew of Clavers Tomb etc. Here is a link to the Killiecrankie Commemorative Walk. I fancy doing this at some point:
http://www.cranntara.org.uk/killi_07.htm |
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Roxy Moderator - Morayshire
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 510 Location: Elgin, Moray
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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I think that the Killiecrankie site is slightly misleading as it seem to indicate that the battle was between 'loyal' Scottish troops, commanded by 'Bonnie Dundee', and another 'less loyal' army of Scots. This was not the case; this battle was between 2 Scottish factions; the pro-Stuart Jacobites and the pro-British government troops of Mackay. Who was loyal depends entirely on where the individuals loyalty lies!
I do concur, however, that the original link is interesting as is the Killiecrankie walk.
Roxy _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. |
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