Glenfinnan
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Glenfinnan Scottish Gaelic Gleann Fhionghain |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 52 ′ N , 5 ° 27 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | GLENFINNAN | ||
| ZIP code section | PH37 | ||
| prefix | 01397 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Highland | ||
| British Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | ||
| Website: http://www.glenfinnan.org.uk/ | |||
Glenfinnan ( Scottish Gaelic Gleann Fhionghain ) is a small village in the Scottish Highlands on the northern edge of Loch Shiel with about 100 inhabitants.
geography
Glenfinnan is located at the confluence of three rivers in Loch Shiel. The River Finnan comes from the north through the valley of the same name, Glen Finnan , to the east is the river valley of the Callop River and from the west comes the Abhainn Shlatach river . The A830 road and the West Highland Railway run through the town.
particularities
The Glenfinnan Monument
The Glenfinnan Monument is on the banks of Loch Shiel . It was built in 1815 to plans by Scottish architect James Gillespie Graham to mark the place where the standard of Prince Charles Edward Stuart was hoisted in 1745 at the start of the second Jacobite revolt.
Prince Charles left France and landed in Eriskay on the Western Isles . From there he rowed a boat all the way to the coast at Loch nan Uamh , just west of Glenfinnan. Here he met members of the MacDonald clan , who received support from other MacDonalds, Camerons and Macdonnells over the next few days . When he decided he had enough support, he hoisted his royal standard on the nearby hill on Monday 19 August 1745 and claimed the Scottish and English throne on behalf of his father James Francis Edward Stuart . This was the beginning of the rebellion that was put down eight months later in the Battle of Culloden on April 16, 1746.
After the battle, the loser Charles, fleeing from government troops, came back to the same area. There he could hide and later sail away again in a French frigate from the coast near the place where he had landed. The monument also marks the place where this happened.
In 1815, Alexander Macdonald of Glenaladale had a memorial built with a statue of a highlander in a kilt to commemorate the historical events of the place. August 19 is celebrated there annually by Jacobites in memory. The monument stands in its current location because the originally intended place was blocked by a road through Glenfinnan in 1812 thanks to Thomas Telford . Alexander Macdonald died before the building was completed.
The Glenfinnan Monument has been looked after by the National Trust for Scotland since 1938 . A visitor center was built that provides all the amenities required for tourism such as guided tours, exhibitions, cafes, shops and other facilities.
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Trivia
- In the Highlander franchise, two of the main characters, Connor and Duncan MacLeod, are originally from 16th century Glenfinnan. The photos from the headquarters are from Eilean Donan Castle on Loch Duich , not far from Loch Shiel.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Iain Mac Tàilleir: Place Names. (PDF; 719 KB) Scottish Parliament , January 9, 2004, p. 9 , accessed on September 11, 2017 (English).