Listing Type: Building

Belle-Ile-en-mer – Port of Le Palais and bay of Ramonette

Location

Rue des Remparts 56360 Le Palais, France.

Location

Rue des Remparts 56360 Le Palais, France.

Figure 11 – An ideal location for Du Teillay to moor in Belle-Isle would have been the bay of Ramonette where the sloop could have waited from 4 until 13 July 1745 (N.S.) for the arrival of L’Elisabeth. This discreet anchorage with a pleasant beach is located just east of the port of Le Palais and provides a good shelter from westerly winds. It is located at a short distance from the fort of Le Palais, a strong defensive position against enemy ships.

The Du Teillay with Prince Charles Stuart on board sailed throughout the night of 4 July 1745 (N.S.) to finally lay anchor in the bay just south-east off the fortified port of Le Palais in Belle-Ile, most probably by the beach of Ramonette located a mile east. The Prince had to wait on board the Du Teillay until 13 July 1745 for the arrival of her escort, L’Elisabeth, a vessel of the line of 64 guns built in Brest in 1722 and loaded with more than 500 men of infantry and crew on board. The two ships did not leave Belle-Ile for the south-west coast of Brittany until 15 July 1745 (N.S.). It is said that, during the ten days in Belle-Ile the Prince occupied his free time by learning the art of sea fishing.

Much later, the aide-de-camp to Lord George Murray, Colonel Richard Warren who organised the successful rescue of Prince Charles Edward Stuart in September 1746 on board L’Heureux was also given the command of Belle-Ile. As a reward for his efforts, Richard Warren was made Baron by King Louis XV before he became commander of Belle-Isle after the seven-year war.

Access

Free car park. Follow the coastal path from the parking at Rue des Remparts through the gate below the city wall to Porte of Locmaria then follow the path to the beach of Ramonette. The path provides an excellent view to the bay.

Website

https://www.belle-ile.com

Contact

www.belle-ile.com/belle-ile/contact. Tel: +33 (0)2 97 31 81 93

Area of interest
1745 Du Teillay Prince Charles Edward

Paimboeuf – Port and Quayside

Location

Quai Boulay Paty, 44560 Paimbœuf, France.

Location

Quai Boulay Paty, 44560 Paimbœuf, France.

Figure 12 – The Port of Paimboeuf was the prominent avant-port of Nantes in the 18th century for ships more than 200 tons. It was the point of departure and return of Le Mars and La Bellone for their voyage to Scotland on 11 April 1746 (N.S.) before returning to the same port on 7 June 1746 (N.S.) with many Scottish Jacobites in exile. An hospital was built in Paimboeuf in the 18th century to receive and treat sailors who were either wounded during a sea battle or fell sick on their return.
Figure 12 – The Port of Paimboeuf was the prominent avant-port of Nantes in the 18th century for ships more than 200 tons. It was the point of departure and return of Le Mars and La Bellone for their voyage to Scotland on 11 April 1746 (N.S.) before returning to the same port on 7 June 1746 (N.S.) with many Scottish Jacobites in exile. An hospital was built in Paimboeuf in the 18th century to receive and treat sailors who were either wounded during a sea battle or fell sick on their return.
Figure 13 – Location of Paimboeuf, main avant-port of Nantes on the river Loire in the eighteenth century

The small port of Paimboeuf is located some ten miles inland on the south bank of the river Loire. It was the avant-port of Nantes in the 18th century for ships of more than 200 tons that could not sail up to Nantes because the accumulation of sand in the river prevented larger ships from sailing further upstream. In March 1746, two frigates, Le Mars and La Bellone, were sent from Paimboeuf to mount a desperate rescue mission for the Jacobite army by providing a large amount of gold, weapons, ammunition, and brandy for Charles Stuart and his forces and, in case all hope was lost, locate, and bring the Prince back to Brittany. Whilst the Prince could not be found, the two ships faced three of the Royal in a sea battle at Loch Nan Uamh on 3 May 1746 (Old Style = O.S.). Le Mars, heavily damaged, and La Bellone – on board which a fever broke out, returned together to Paimboeuf on 7 June 1746 (N.S.) - with Lord Echo and Lord George Drummond safely on board Le Mars. Sir Thomas Sheridan travelled on La Bellone on board which a fever broke out during the return voyage. The hospital in Paimboeuf probably treated sick members of the crew.

Access

Free parking.

Website

https://en.saint-brevin.com

Contact

Visitor centre of Paimboeuf (quai Sadi Carnot). Tel: 00 33 (2) 40 27 53 82

Area of interest
1745 Bellone Drummond Elcho Mars Prince Charles Edward Sheridan

Saint-Brévin-Les Pins – Port of Mindin

Location

Place Bougainville, 44250 Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Loire-Atlantique. France.

Location

Place Bougainville, 44250 Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, Loire-Atlantique. France.

Figure 7 – Port of Mindin in Saint-Brévin-Les-Pins located on the south bank of the river Loire provided a safe anchorage for the Du Teillay at the head of the estuary before she sailed on 2 July 1746 (N.S.) to embark Prince Charles Stuart from the bay of Bonne Anse located just west of Saint-Nazaire.

The anchorage point located east of the head of Mindin was the starting point of the Du Teillay in the morning of 2 July 1745 (N.S.), according to the log of Captain Claude Durbé. The light frigate or sloop was to take Prince Charles Edward Stuart to the bay of Bonne Anse located a few miles west of Saint-Nazaire and embark Prince Charles Edward Stuart on the evening of 2 July to take him to Belle-Ile, then the west of Scotland for the start of the Jacobite uprising. West of the anchorage located at the foot of the river bridge is also the location of an ancient fort dating to 1861 that now hosts the Maritime Museum of the River Loire, a museum dedicated to the history of the navigation on the river. This location provides some pleasant beach walks along the south bank of the river Loire with some interesting views on the shipyards of Saint-Nazaire on the north bank of the Estuary.

Access

Free parking. Museum opening hours.

Website

https://museemarinemindin.com

Contact

https://museemarinemindin.com/contact/. Tel: 00 33 2 40 27 00 64.

Area of interest
1745 Anchorage Charles Edward Stuart; Du Teillay

Saint-Malo – the Corsair City and Port

Location

Tourism office, Esplanade Saint-Vincent, 35400 Saint-Malo. Ille-Et-Vilaine.

Location

Tourism office, Esplanade Saint-Vincent, 35400 Saint-Malo. Ille-Et-Vilaine.

Figure 14 – The wall city of Saint-Malo, the city of Corsairs, derives most of its past from the glorious Corsair captains and explorers who brought wealth, glory, and fame to the city.

The city of Saint-Malo on the north coast of Brittany was the home of famous Corsair captains in the 17th and 18th century acting in the name of the king of France. Saint-Malo provided ships, crew, and support to the Jacobite uprising through Antoine Walsh, born in Saint-Malo and owner of the Du Teillay, son of Philip Walsh of Ballynacooly who brought king James II of England and James VII of Scotland back to France from Kinsale, Ireland after the battle of the Boyne in 1690. In Saint-Malo, the Jacobites received support from Richard Butler, brother-in-law of Antoine Walsh who stepped in 1746 to provide colonel Richard Warren with two ships, Le Prince de Conti and L’Heureux for the rescue of Prince Charles Stuart in September 1746. The expedition was a total success with the return of Prince Charles Stuart to Roscoff on the 10 October 1746 (N.S.) accompanied by many of his loyal partisans.

Access

Car park

Website

https://www.saint-malo-tourisme.co.uk

Contact

+33 (0) 825 13 52 00

Area of interest
1745 Antoine Walsh L’Heureux Prince de Conti Richard Butler Richard Warren

Roscoff – the Wall City and Port

Location

Tourism office, quai d’Auxerre, 29680 Roscoff, Finistère. Brittany, France.

Location

Tourism office, quai d’Auxerre, 29680 Roscoff, Finistère. Brittany, France.

Figure 16 – The fortified city of Roscoff on the north-west coast of Brittany was the port of arrival of Prince Charles Stuart in October 1746 after he was rescued from Scotland.

On the 11th of October 1746, Prince Charles Stuart arrived on board L’Heureux in the anchorage between the island of Batz and the port of Roscoff, in the north of Brittany following his successful rescue from western Scotland. Prince Charles Stuart was given a hero’s welcome with a 21-gun salute from the two Breton ships escorting him back to Brittany, Le Prince de Conti and L’Heureux. Accompanied of his loyal companions, with amongst them the clan’s chief Donald Cameron of Lochiel, his brother Dr Archibald, known as “Archie”, the young prince had returned to the city where his ancestor Mary Stuart found refuge as a child, when she was destined to be the wife of the heir to the French throne. Mary had arrived in Roscoff in 1548 well before she became queen of France in 1559 when she was married to king Francis II, only to become queen of Scotland after his premature death. On the day of his arrival in Roscoff on 10 October 1746 (N.S.), Prince Charles Stuart reached the chapel of Saint-Ninian to pay his respect to his illustrious ancestor. Intrigued by the announcement of the arrival of the two ships, the Comte of Dresnay, captain of the local coastguards, dispatched a troop of 300 men, wary that the two ships with Scottish Jacobites on board still dressed in their traditional outfits, could be carrying enemy forces in disguise. However, once he was made aware of the Prince’s identity, he lent him his horse, ordered his troop to form an escort and led him to his own house in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, located only a few miles in land from Roscoff.

Access

Car park.

Website

https://www.roscoff-tourisme.com/en

Contact

+33 (0) 2 98 61 12 13

Area of interest
1745 L’Heureux Marie Stuart Prince Charles Edward Prince de Conti Richard Warren

Morlaix – the Old Town

Location

Tourism office, 10 Place Charles de Gaulle, 29600 Morlaix, Finistère. Brittany, France.

Location

Tourism office, 10 Place Charles de Gaulle, 29600 Morlaix, Finistère. Brittany, France.

Figure 17 – The City of Morlaix hosted Prince Charles Stuart for the night on Tuesday 10 October 1746 (N.S.).

After his arrival in Roscoff on the 10th of October 1746 and a short journey to Saint-Pol-de-Léon, the Prince travelled on that same day to reach the town of Morlaix where, exhausted by a chase led by the British government forces that lasted five months, he finally slept in a proper bed. An important Irish community had settled in the town of Morlaix since the wave of Irish emigration following the defeat of the Boyne in 1690. Not surprisingly, the legendary exploits of Bonnie Prince Charlie who had managed to win many battles against the English, escape from the Red Coats and various spies dispatched across the Highlands had reached Morlaix before the unexpected arrival of the Prince in northern Brittany. In Morlaix, he was given a true hero’s welcome by the local gentry. He wrote a letter to his brother Henry that Richard Warren was instructed to carry to Fontainebleau ahead of the Prince’s arrival. Prince Charles Stuart then travelled to Saint-Brieuc before heading for the French capital.

Access

Car park.

Website

https:// https://www.baiedemorlaix.bzh/en

Contact

+33 (0) 2 98 62 14 94.

Area of interest
1745 Prince Charles Edward Richard Warren

Saint-Georges-sur-Loire – Castle of Serrant

Location

Off the French national road RD 723, 49170 Saint-Georges-sur-Loire, France.

Location

Off the French national road RD 723, 49170 Saint-Georges-sur-Loire, France.

Figure 18 – The Castle of Serrant can argue to be the official residence of a Prince to the present day, Prince De Mérode, as well as historically the most Jacobite of all castles along the Loire Vallee. It was purchased by Antoine Walsh in 1748 for his brother François. The castle survived every conflict to this day, from Revolutions to World Wars. Do not miss the opportunity to visit the splendid and extensive library that has an original Jacobite painting on display framed above the fireplace. It was commissioned in 1755 by the Walsh family in remembrance of their support to Prince Charles Edward Stuart during the Jacobite uprising.
Figure 19 – Expanded view of the portrait in the Castle of Serrant entitled “Landing of Prince Charles Stuart in Scotland” (1755).

Located in Anjou, 50 miles east of Nantes, the Castle of Serrant was the residence acquired by the Walsh family in 1748 after the failure of the last Jacobite rebellion. Antoine Walsh was a fervent Jacobite who provided Prince Charles Edward Stuart with a ship bound for Scotland, the Du Teillay on 3 July 1745 (N.S.) and helped to procure weapons, ammunition and supplies for his quest. Antoine Walsh himself accompanied the Prince to Scotland, his ship laying anchor in Loch Nan Uamh on 25 July 1745 (O.S.). On 7 August 1745 (O.S.), the Prince handed over several letters to Antoine Walsh before the departure of the Du Teillay on 8 August. After Prince Charles Edward Stuart was rescued and brought back to Brittany in October 1746, the Walsh family commissioned a large painting in 1755 portraying Antoine Walsh receiving those very letters from the Prince on the shore of Borrodale in Loch Nan Uamh, in the Moidart area of Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands. The painting was commissioned to commemorate Antoine Walsh’s unflinching support to Prince Charles Eduard Stuart. The Walsh family had the painting especially framed with the arms of England, Scotland, and Ireland as a tribute to the Stuart dynasty. The large painting, which has been registered with the French Monuments Historiques since 2019 can still be seen today above the fireplace of the magnificent library of the Castle of Serrant.

Access

Opening hours for guided tours. Request the library as a supplement to the guided tour to admire the painting of Prince Charles Stuart and Antoine Walsh.

Website

https://www.chateau-serrant.net

Contact

https://www.chateau-serrant.net/en/contact-chateau-de-serrant. Tel: 00 33 (0)2 41 39 13 01

Area of interest
1745 Antoine Walsh painting Prince Charles Edward Serrant

Alloa Tower

Location

FK10 1PL. On high ground in the centre of Alloa. Signposted.

Location

FK10 1PL. On high ground in the centre of Alloa. Signposted.

This fourteenth century tower house, much altered internally, was the birthplace of John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, leader of the 1715 Jacobite Rising. He was nicknamed 'Bobbing John' for his tendency to switch from faction to faction. The tower interior has been restored to its appearance in 1712 and is in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.

Access

Opening hours (please check). Admission charge. Free to NTS members.

Website

https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/alloa-tower

Contact

Email: alloatower@nts.org.uk
Tel:01259211701

Area of interest
1715

Elcho Castle

Location

PH2 8QQ. Signposted from the A912 0n the southern edge of Perth.

Location

PH2 8QQ. Signposted from the A912 0n the southern edge of Perth.

One of Scotland’s best-preserved 16th-century tower houses. The Wemyss family, who were traditionally loyal to the Stuarts had their main home at Wemyss Castle in Fife. However, Lord Elcho, the heir to the 5th Earl of Wemyss, almost certainly lived at Elcho Castle for part of his upbringing and Elcho was already closely associated with James VIII and III before the '45; James admitted him to the Royal Company of Archers in 1741 and appointed him Colonel of Dragoons in 1744. Elcho commanded Prince Charles Edward’s Life Guards during the '45. He would recognise the castle today. Now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.

Access

Due to access restrictions in place as a precautionary measure while we high level masonry inspections are carried out, there is currently no visitor access to this site.

Website

https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/elcho-castle/

Contact

Tel: 01738 639 998

Area of interest
1745