Glenfinnan Monument & Visitor Centre
Glenfinnan Monument, set amid superb Highland scenery at the head of Loch Shiel, was erected in 1815 by Alexander Macdonald of Glenaladale in tribute to the clansmen who fought and died in the cause of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. It was designed by the eminent Scottish architect James Gillespie Graham. The raising of the Princes Standard took place at the head of the loch on 19 August, 1745, in the last attempt to reinstate the exiled Stuarts on the throne of Great Britain and Ireland.
Despite its inspired beginnings and subsequent successes, the Princes campaign came to its grim conclusion in 1746 on the battlefield at Culloden (see separate entry), also in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.
In the Visitor Centre are displays and an audio programme about the Princes campaign from Glenfinnan to Derby and back to the final defeat at Culloden.
Opening Hours
Visitor Centre, Shop and Snack-Bar: 31 March to 30 Jun, daily 105; 1 Jul to 31 Aug, daily 9.305.30; 1 Sep to 31 Oct, daily 105.
Contact
Mrs
Lillias
Grant
Glenfinnan Monument & Visitor Centre
Glenfinnan
Inverness-shire
PH37 4LT
Scotland
Tel: +44 (1397) 722250
Fax: +44 (1397) 722250
WWW: http://www.nts.org.uk
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