Memorial

The Battle of Sheriffmuir

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Current Location

Beside the Clan MacRae memorial (our reference 57954), at the side of a single track road overlooking the battlefield, about 2 miles east of Dunblane, Sheriffmuir, Stirling, Central Scotland, FK15 0LN, Scotland

OS Grid Reference

NN 81596 01944

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cairn
WMR Reference Number: 57955
Description: A small cylindrical cairn with a few stones on the top. A dedicatory metal plaque is set on the front face with inscription in white lettering.
Inscription: THE BATTLE OF SHERIFFMUIR/ On this moor on 13 November 1715, a Jacobite army composed largely of/ Highlanders under the command of the Earl of Mar met a Hanoverian army/ consisting mainly of British soldiers under the Duke of Argyll,/ at what became known as the Battle of Sheriffmuir./ The result was indecisive but Mar's failure to take advantage of Argyll's/ weakened position in the closing stages of the conflict and subsequent withdrawl/ fron the field contributed to the failure of the Rising - known as "The Fifteen"/ in favour of the restoration of the exiled King James VIII (the "Old Chevalier")./ ERECTED BY THE 1745 ASSOCIATION

Commemoration

War: Jacobite Risings (1689-1746)

Conservation

Components

Cairn

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Further Information

Scottish War Memorials Project http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-post-24582.html