Down Memory Lane with Bill McAllister: Centuries of highs and lows for a Nairnshire-based clan
By Contributor
Published: 15:30, 06 February 2021
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Kilravock Castle.
April will see the 275th anniversary of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his enemy â and cousin â the Duke of Cumberland, arriving at Kilravock Castle on successive days to be hosted by the Provost of Nairn.
The prince spent a couple of hours there, but Cumberland spent the next night, and his boots are still preserved there, along with a silver-mounted coconut from which he drank a toast before the fateful battle.