Memorials & monuments · Scottish Highlands
Glenfinnan Monument
Glenfinnan Monument in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
About
Glenfinnan Monument is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
The Glenfinnan Monument is a Category A listed monument in Glenfinnan, Lochaber, erected in 1814 and dedicated to the Scottish Highlanders who fought in the Jacobite Army during the Jacobite rising of 1745.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Glenfinnan Monument is a Category A listed monument in Glenfinnan, Lochaber, erected in 1814 and dedicated to the Scottish Highlanders who fought in the Jacobite Army during the Jacobite rising of 1745.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
By 1814, Jacobitism was no longer a political threat to the House of Hanover. Alexander Macdonald, a member of Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, ordered the construction of the tower to commemorate the Highlanders who fought on the side of Charles Edward Stuart during the rebellion. Alexander's father had hosted Stuart for a night in 1745 on his travels. The monument's location at Glenfinnan was made possible by a new road (now the A830), built by Thomas Telford and opened in 1812, between Fort William and Arisaig. The tower's construction was funded partially by the wealth accrued from slave plantations in Jamaica owned by Macdonald's father, also named Alexander. A statue of an unknown…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.8692, -5.4369
- Address
- Glenfinnan<br />Scotland
- Established
- 1814
- Opening
- {{start date and age|1814}}
- Official site
- www.nts.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17574839 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Glenfinnan Monument (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glenfinnan Monument?
- Glenfinnan Monument is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.
- When was Glenfinnan Monument built?
- Built or established in 1814.
- Is Glenfinnan Monument a listed building?
- Glenfinnan Monument is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.