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Culloden Battlefield is woven into the cultural fabric of Scotland
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IT was the battle that helped to shape Scotland but, 275 years on, it is fighting a silent foe. The National Trust for Scotland is to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Culloden next week online because of the pandemic. Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s arrival in Scotland ignited the 1745 Jacobite uprising, which in turn reached a tragic conclusion on Culloden Moor on April 16,1746. The final confrontation of the Jacobite rebellion, it was the last large-scale pitched battle fought on British soil and, for many sources, the last battle of any sort fought in Great Britain. It was also one of the most harrowing battles in British history. Jacobite supporters, seeking to restore the Stuart monarchy to the British throne, gathered on the moor to fight the Duke of Cumberland’s government troops. In less than one hour, around 1,600 men had been slain – 1,500 of them Jacobites.
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The 275th anniversary of Culloden is to be marked in a series of online events.
The battle on 16 April 1746 saw forces loyal to Bonnie Prince Charlie defeated by the Duke of Cumberland s government army.
Fought near Inverness, it involved the deaths of about 1,600 men - 1,500 of them Jacobites.
The events will include talks from archaeologists and historians and a discussion on how the site might look by the time of its 300th anniversary.
Culloden - the last pitched battle fought on British soil - is usually marked with a service at the battlefield, but this has not been possible due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Heritage campaigners face a fresh battle for Culloden after it emerged decision to block an application to build on the historic battlefield has been appealed. Campaigners had breathed a sigh of relief earlier this month when Highland Council rejected a plan to convert a stone farm building on the south west side of the historic moor into a modern dwelling house. The farmhouse - Culchunaig Steading - is within both the Inventory of Historic Battlefields area and Culloden Muir Conservation Area, and has previously been subject to a failed planning bid. But it has emerged that the proposal has now been appealed, and will go to the Scottish Government s planning reporter for a final decision, potentially overruling the local authority s decision.
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