Glenfinnan Monument

On 19th August 1745, at the head of Loch Shiel, Prince Charles Edward Stuart raised his Standard, marking the start of his campaign to restore the exiled Stuarts to the throne. From this spot, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his followers made it as far south as Derby before their eventual defeat the following year at Culloden.

The Glenfinnan Monument was designed by the Scottish architect James Gillespie Graham, and was erected in 1815 by Alesander Macdonald of Glenaladale as a tribute to the clansmen who fought and died in the cause of the Stuarts. The story of Glenfinnan and the '45 is told at the Visitor Centre with commentary in six languages about the Jacobite campaign.

Additional Information:

  • Wheelchair access, wheelchair available, toilet
  • Snack bar
  • Shop
  • Picnic site
  • Parking

    Page sponsored by Camusdarach - on the Road to the Isles.

    Opening Times
    (2007 times)
    Visitor Centre, Shop and Snack-Bar:
    31st March to 30th June: Daily 10.00am - 5.00pm.

    1st July to 31st August: Daily 9.30am - 5.30pm.

    1st September to 31st October: Daily 10.00am - 5.00pm.

    Admission Charges
    (2007 prices)
    Free.

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