Listing Region: Aberdeen & North East

Provost Skene’s House, Aberdeen

Location

Guestrow (between Broad Street and Flourmill Lane), Aberdeen, AB10 1AS

Location

Guestrow (between Broad Street and Flourmill Lane), Aberdeen, AB10 1AS

The oldest surviving townhouse in Aberdeen, built in 1545,named after one of its owners, Sir George Skene (1619-1708), a wealthy merchant and Provost of Aberdeen from 1676 to 1685. The house was used by Hanoverian troops as a billet during the Jacobite rebellion and the Duke of Cumberland stayed here on his way to Culloden.

Access

Open seven days a week (2024). Admission free. Located in a pedestrian area with no on-street parking. The nearest car park is the NCP at Harriet Street, the Bon Accord shopping centre or Shiprow. Lots of bus routes to nearby Union St. The upper floors of the building are not accessible to wheelchair users or visitors with restricted mobility.

Website

https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM/plan-your-visit/provost-skenes-house

Contact

Telephone: 03000 200 293

Email: info@aagm.co.uk

Area of interest
1745

Drum Castle

Location

AB31 5EY. Off the A93 8 miles east of Banchory. Parking.

Location

AB31 5EY. Off the A93 8 miles east of Banchory. Parking.

The 13th century tower of Drum was extended in the 17th century when it was the home of the Irvine family. Alexander Irvine, 17th Laird of Drum, joined the Jacobites just after Prestonpans and travelled with the army into England. He also fought at Falkirk and Culloden, and evaded capture by Government troops by hiding in a secret room in the tower. The house is now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland

Access

Opening hours. Admission charge (free to NTS members).

Website

https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/drum-castle

Contact

Tel: 01330 700334
Email: drumcastle@nts.org.uk

Area of interest
1745

Blairs Museum, Aberdeen

Location

Housed in part of former seminary off the B9077, 5 miles from the City of Aberdeen. Free car and coach parking on site

Location

Housed in part of former seminary off the B9077, 5 miles from the City of Aberdeen. Free car and coach parking on site

A museum of Scottish catholic history with important collections from the former Scots Colleges throughout Europe. The significant collection of Jacobite items includes many portraits.

Access

Opening hours (seasonal). Admission charge.

Website

https://www.blairsmuseum.com/

Contact

Tel: 01224 863 767
Email: curator@blairsmuseum.org.uk
Web: www.blairsmuseum.com/contact-us/

Area of interest
1715 1745 Collection Prince Charles Edward

Elgin Museum

Location

IV30 1EQ. On the High Street in central Elgin.

Location

IV30 1EQ. On the High Street in central Elgin.

Scotland's Oldest Independent Museum (1843). Has a number of items with Jacobite links including an 18th century travelling cutlery set owned by Robertson of Struan, one of the Jacobite commanders in the Forty-Five, Jacobite era Highland weapons, items that are said to have been found on the Culloden battlefield, and a cup said to belong to Flora Macdonald.

Access

Opening hours (seasonal). Admission free.

Website

https://elginmuseum.org.uk/

Contact

email: curator@elginmuseum.org.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1343 543675

Area of interest
1745 Collection

Inverurie

Location

AB51 3UA. By the River Don on the southern edge of Inverurie. Just off the B993.

Location

AB51 3UA. By the River Don on the southern edge of Inverurie. Just off the B993.

Site of a battle between pro-government Highlanders and Jacobite sympathisers from Aberdeen on 23 December 1745. The Highlanders, forced into a fighting retreat through the main street of the town, were defeated by the larger Jacobite force. A cairn with an information panel now marks the site.

Access

Accessible at all times.

Website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Inverurie_(1745)

Area of interest
1745 Battlefield Clans