Many Macfies, who came from Glenfinnan, followed Donald Cameron of Lochiel on the right flank of the Jacobite Army at the battle. Charles Stuart returned to the area after Culloden during his flight to evade the government troops of Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.
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1 Glenfinnan Viaduct is a beauty, curving round the head of a river valley in over 20 arches.  Glenfinnan Monument marks the spot where 'Bonnie Prince Charlie,' son of the Jacobite pretender to the throne, raised his banner to start the 1745 rebellion.
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The monument's location at Glenfinnan was made possible because of an 1812 new road, now the A830 road, built by Thomas Telford, opened between Fort William to Arisaig. Since 1938, the Glenfinnan Monument has been in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.
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Alexander Macdonald of Glenaladale built a memorial tower at Glenfinnan surmounted by a statue of an anonymous Highlander in a kilt, to commemorate the raising of the standard. The tower was designed by the Scottish architect James Gillespie Graham.
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By bus[edit] Glenfinnan is on two local bus routes - buses to Mallaig and buses to Acharacle, both from Fort William. The bus company is called Shiel Buses, whose base is in Acharacle. They do other routes to Kilchoan and a local route for the Mallaig area.
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Get around[edit] Glenfinnan is a small village and it is possible to walk everywhere. There is a track that runs from the top of the village to the bottom, named the back track. It has a foot bridge in the middle and is therefore only accessible by foot.
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The Glenfinnan Monument came into the care of the National Trust for Scotland in 1938, and they have maintained it ever since. They have also built a visitor centre, details above right, next to the main road.
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/glenfinnan/monument/index.html
The Glenfinnan Monument situated here at the head of Loch Shiel was erected in 1815 to mark the place where Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) raised his standard, at the beginning of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. 1745–1746. Prince Charles initially landed from France on Eriskay in the Western Isles.
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Glenfinnan (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fhionghain) is a village in Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland. In 1745 the Jacobite Rising began here when Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) raised his standard on the shores of Loch Shiel. Seventy years later, the 18 m (60 ft) Glenfinnan Monument, at the head of the loch, was erected to commemorate the historic event.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenfinnan
The Glenfinnan Monument situated here at the head of Loch Shiel was erected in 1815 to mark the place where Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) raised his standard, at the beginning of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Prince Charles initially landed from France on Eriskay in the Western Isles.
http://aboutfortwilliam.com/things-to-see/visitor-attractions/glenfinnan-monument
where is glenfinnan
Glenfinnan is in Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland.