Memorials & monuments · Scottish Highlands
The Prince's Cairn
The Prince's Cairn is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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About
The Prince's Cairn is a memorial in highlands. (Cairn in Beasdale.) According to Wikipedia: "The Prince's Cairn marks the traditional spot from where Prince Charles Edward Stuart embarked for France from Scotland on 20 September 1746 following the failure of the Jacobite rising of 1745. The cairn is located on the shores of Loch nan Uamh in Lochaber. It was erected in 1956 by the 1745 Association, a historical society dedicated to the study, recording and preservation of memories from the Jacobite period."
- Coordinates
- 56.8950, -5.7452
Sources
- osm: n746640341 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Prince's Cairn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Prince's Cairn, Loch Nan Uamh. - geograph.org.uk - 110963.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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