Listing Region: Tayside & Fife

Black Watch Museum, Perth

Historic Balhousie Castle is both the home of The Black Watch and the unique setting for their regimental museum. The castle was owned by the Hay family, the Earls of Kinnoull. The Seventh Earl and his heir were imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle in 1715 for their Jacobite sympathies. The Black Watch was founded in 1739 as one of the companies that provided a 'watch' over the Highland clans. It was known in Gaelic as Am Freiceadan Dubh, 'the dark or 'black watch. The displays illustrate the history of the regiment.

Access

Opening hours. Admission charge. Parking, café, shop.

Website

https://theblackwatch.co.uk/

Contact

Phone: 01738 638152
Email: enquiries@theblackwatch.co.uk

Area of interest

1745 Collection

Sherrifmuir

The battle of Sherrifmuir on 13 November effectively ended the 1715 Jacobite Rising. The Jacobite army of the Earl of Mar met the Government army, led by the Earl of Argyll, on the moorland between Dunblane and Auchterarder. Despite Argyll being outnumbered by two to one, the battle was indecisive with both sides claiming victory but the Jacobites were disheartened, returned to Perth and dispersed. The roadside Clan MacRae Monument is close to the Jacobite position. The core of the battlefield has been under forestry for many years but is being cleared and replanted.

Access

Free at all times. A path from the MacRae Monument leads north west to the 'Gathering Stone'.

Website

https://www.battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/stuart-rebellions/battleview.asp?BattleFieldId=70

Area of interest

1715

Blair Castle

Location

PH18 5TH. Adjacent to the village of Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross. Clearly signposted from A9.

Location

PH18 5TH. Adjacent to the village of Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross. Clearly signposted from A9.

Seat of the Murrays since the 17th century. The family took part in all of the Jacobite risings but with members on opposing sides. The castle was briefly besieged in 1689 when the pro-Jacobite Factor refused entry to Lord John Murray. The siege was lifted when Claverhouse arrived and held a council of war there on the eve of Killiecrankie. Prince Charles Edward occupied the castle in September 1745 and again in February 1746. A small Government garrison was installed in March and was promptly, if briefly, besieged by Lord George Murray - the last castle siege in British history. The castle's collections contain many Jacobite items.

Access

Opening hours. Admission charge.

Website

https://blair-castle.co.uk/

Contact

Tel: 01796 481207
Fax: 01796 481487

Email: office@blair-castle.co.uk

Area of interest

1689 1715 1719 1745 Clans Claverhouse Prince Charles Edward

Glamis Castle

Spectacular Castle, the home of the 5th Earl of Strathmore who supported the Jacobite cause in 1715 and who was killed at Sherrifmuir. His successor welcomed James VIII and III (the ‘Old Pretender’) to the castle in January 1716 and it was occupied by Cumberland’s troops in 1746. There is a large collection of Jacobite items including many portraits, items relating to James VIII and others worn by Viscount Dundee at Killiecrankie. The grounds contain a tree planted in 1746 to mark the end of 1745 rising.

Access

Opening hours. Admission charge.

Website

https://www.glamis-castle.co.uk

Contact

Email: enquiries@glamis-castle.co.uk
Phone: +44(0) 1307 840393

Area of interest

1715 1745 Claverhouse Collection

House of Dun

Outstanding William Adam designed baroque country house. The ornate plasterwork completed in 1743 contains oblique allegorical references to the Erskine family’s Jacobite sympathies.

Access

Opening hours. Admission charge

Website

https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/house-of-dun

Contact

Phone 01674 810264
https://www.nts.org.uk/contact-us

Area of interest

1719 1745 House

Killiecrankie, Claverhouse’s Stone

This 1.6m standing stone in the middle of an open field is said (almost certainly wrongly) to mark the spot where James Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee died of a gunshot wound during the battle of Killiecrankie on 27 July 1689. He is buried in St Bride’s Kirk.

Access

On private land but visible from the road.

Area of interest

1689 Claverhouse

Pass of Killiecrankie

Location

Signposted off the A9 just north of Pitlochry. Car Parks at Garry Bridge and at the National Trust for Scotland visitor centre.

Location

Signposted off the A9 just north of Pitlochry. Car Parks at Garry Bridge and at the National Trust for Scotland visitor centre.

Scenic river gorge, part of the Killiecrankie battlefield with trails and National Trust for Scotland visitor centre. On 27 July 1689 Government troops under General Hugh Mackay emerged from the pass and faced a large force of Highlanders under John Graham, Viscount Dundee. A large part of the Government force was routed and ‘Soldiers Leap’ is where one lucky redcoat escaped across the River Garry. The main battlefield is just north of the pass.

Access

At all times. Opening hours for visitor centre

Website

https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/killiecrankie

Contact

Phone (Visitor Centre) 01796 473233
https://www.nts.org.uk/contact-us

Area of interest

1689 Claverhouse