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Glenfinnan Monument

Loch Shiel, Scotland, United Kingdom
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  • Loch Shiel
    Loch Shiel

    Glenfinnan Monument, at the head of Loch Shiel, marks the spot where on August 19, 1745, Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, raised his standard, the signal for the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. The lake and region are historically associated with the Macdonald clan. On St.…

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    Glenfinnan Monument, at the head of Loch Shiel, marks the spot where on August 19, 1745, Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, raised his standard, the signal for the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. The lake and region are historically associated with the Macdonald clan. On St.…

    Read More