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Glenfinnan Monument – Glenfinnan 'Gleann Fhionghain.' At this location Prince Charles Edward Stuart, (Bonnie Prince Charlie) first raised his royal standard in a symbolic act, on 19 August, 1745. Tradition recounts that, following a moment of silence the momentous words were spoken; ‘Prionssa Tearlach Righ nan Ghaidheil!’ (Prince Charles, King of the Gael). This Monument was erected in 1815, as a tribute to the Jacobite clansmen who fought and died in the cause of Prince Charles Edward Stuart… |

Charles Edward Stuart always knew he was destined for military glory but refused to learn from his mistakes. leading to the downfall of the Stuart cause. | Timeline - World History

The Prince’s Cairn marks the spot where Charles Edward Stuart boarded a French frigate and sailed into exile in France. Charles had been on the run for 5 months, following his defeat at the Battle of Culloden on the 19th of April 1746. The Hanoverian government offered a reward of £30,000 for his capture (around £6m in today’s money) but his followers were fiercely loyal. The young pretender never returned to Scotland, but did go to London in disguise in 1750, in an attempt to raise another rebe