Listing Type: Collection

Inveraray Castle, Argyll

Location

Off the A83 on the shores of Loch Fyne adjacent to the village of Inveraray. Clearly signposted.

Location

Off the A83 on the shores of Loch Fyne adjacent to the village of Inveraray. Clearly signposted.

The foundation stone for the new Inveraray Castle was laid in 1746 and dedicated to the Duke of Cumberland, illustrating the loyalty of the dukes of Argyll to the Hanoverian monarchy. Inside there are portraits of the dukes who led the Argyll militia into battle, the Culloden drum carried by the 43rd Argyll Militia and a display of flintlock muskets and bayonets from the battle of Culloden or gathered afterwards. The archives contain correspondence, accounts and receipts for military engagements throughout this period and also relating to management of estates forfeited after the 1715.

Access

Car parking. Regular bus service from Glasgow city centre. Admission charge. Opening hours (2023) 30 March - 30 September, Thursday - Monday 10:00 - 17:00; October, Thursday - Monday 10:00 - 16:00. Note that tours of and research visits to the archive must be arranged in advance, please see https://www.inveraray-castle.com/estate/argyll-papers and contact archives@inveraray-castle.com

Website

https://www.inveraray-castle.com

Contact

Tel: +44 (0)1499 302203
Enquiries via online form

Area of interest
1715 1745 Clans Collection

Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore

Location

Clearly signposted from the A9 at Newtonmore. On the A86 Kingussie Road at the eastern end of the village. Free car parking and cycle racks. Bus and train services to Newtonmore.

Location

Clearly signposted from the A9 at Newtonmore. On the A86 Kingussie Road at the eastern end of the village. Free car parking and cycle racks. Bus and train services to Newtonmore.

Britain's first open-air museum. The site has a large collection of re-located historic buildings. One of its four themed areas is ‘Baile Gean’ the Museum’s unique re-construction of an early 1700s Highland township of a type that would have been very familiar to Highland Jacobites.

Access

Seasonal opening from April. Please check opening hours.

Website

https://www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum/

Contact

tel: 01349 781650
Email:highland.folk@highlifehighland.com

Area of interest
1715 1745 Clans

Castle Fraser

Location

4 miles north of Dunecht and 16 miles west of Aberdeen.

Location

4 miles north of Dunecht and 16 miles west of Aberdeen.

Built in the fifteenth century with later additions it is one of the largest tower houses in Scotland. Clan Fraser were (generally!) Jacobite supporters and included the famous Simon 'the Fox' Fraser, Lord Lovat. Some of his letters are on display in the castle.

Access

Seasonal opening, please check. Admission charge (free to NTS members).

Website

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

Contact

email: castlefraser@nts.org.uk
telephone: 01330833463

Area of interest
1715 1719 1745

Leith Hall, Aberdeenshire

Location

Off the B9002, 1 mile west of Kennethmont and 34 miles north-west of Aberdeen.

Location

Off the B9002, 1 mile west of Kennethmont and 34 miles north-west of Aberdeen.

Built in 1650, with later additions. Ten generations of the Leith-Hay family lived here until just after the Second World War. They donated the house to the National Trust for Scotland along with all their furnishings and art. The collections contain several interesting items gifted to the family by Prince Charles Edward.

Access

Seasonal opening. Admission charge (free to NTS members).

Website

https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/leith-hall/

Contact

email: leithhall@nts.org.uk
telephone: 01464 831216

Area of interest
1745 Prince Charles Edward

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

Scone Palace

Location

On the east bank of the River Tay near Perth on the A93

Location

On the east bank of the River Tay near Perth on the A93

From at least the 9th century the crowning-place of the Kings of Scots, a highly symbolic site and, since 1604, the home of the Murray family who were fined and imprisoned on multiple occasions for supporting the Jacobites – in 1689 for giving dinner to Claverhouse. David Murray, 5th Viscount Stormont, played host to the 'Old Pretender' (the Stuart James III and VIII) for three weeks at Scone in 1715/16 when the palace was garrisoned by a special royal bodyguard and James published several Royal Proclamations in an effort to set up his rule in Scotland. His coronation, planned to be held at Scone on 23 January 1716, never happened and the 5th Viscount was again fined and jailed along with his son David, later the 6th Viscount. Undeterred, David’s sisters entertained Prince Charles Edward at Scone thirty years later during the ’45. David's younger brother James was created Jacobite Earl of Dunbar in 1721 and became Prince Charles Edward's Governor and tutor. The collection contains Jacobite portraits and items from the Viscounts Stormont.

Access

Opening hours (seasonal). Admission charge.

Website

https://scone-palace.co.uk

Contact

Tel: 01738 552300
email: help@scone-palace.co.uk

Area of interest
1715 1745 Collection Prince Charles Edward

Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Location

EH2 1JD. In central Edinburgh. Accessible on foot from most central locations. There are several public transport options.

Location

EH2 1JD. In central Edinburgh. Accessible on foot from most central locations. There are several public transport options.

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery opened to the public in 1889 as the world’s first purpose-built portrait gallery. Its collections contain images of all the major characters who took part in the the Jacobite Risings and the Government response. Room 4 is currently displaying 'Imaging Power: The Visual Culture of the Jacobite Cause'. The collection includes several very good portraits and miniatures of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, James VIII and III, Prince Henry/Cardinal York, Viscount Dundee, James Drummond, third Duke of Perth, and Flora Macdonald. There are also collections of Jacobite glasses and Jacobite medals. Please check current exhibitions before visiting as these do change.

Access

Opening hours. Admission free. Shop and cafe on site.

Website

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish-national-portrait-gallery

Contact

Phone: 0131 624 6200
Web: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/content/contact-us

Area of interest
Collection

Holyroodhouse

Location

EH8 8DX. At the foot of Edinburgh's High Street, adjacent to Holyrood Park.

Location

EH8 8DX. At the foot of Edinburgh's High Street, adjacent to Holyrood Park.

The renaissance royal palace at the foot of Edinburgh's High Street was used by Prince Charles Edward Stuart for six weeks in 1745 after the Battle of Prestonpans, and became his court and headquarters in the city. The Great Gallery was used as the Prince's Audience Chamber during the day, and transformed in the evening for extravagant balls and receptions. The Prince dined in public in the Ante-Chamber and the sumptuous bed where he may have slept is in Lord Darnley's Bedchamber. The Prince left Holyroodhouse in October 1745. The Royal Collection contains many important Jacobite items.

Access

Opening hours. Admission charge. Cafe, shop. Limited parking nearby. Accessible on foot of by public transport from the city centre.

Website

https://www.rct.uk/visit/palace-of-holyroodhouse

Contact

Contact: https://www.rct.uk/about/royal-collection-trust/contact-us

Area of interest
1745 Prince Charles Edward