The Battle of Sherrifmuir....
According to the Michelin guide for Scotland:
The Jacobite uprisings of 1715 and 1745 aiming to restore the Stuarts to their throne reflected in some measure the discontent of post-Union (1707) Scotland... John, 11th Earl of Mar, raised the standard at Braemar in the summer of 1715. The rising ended at the indecisive Battle of Sheriffmuir. James VIII or ‘the Old Pretender’ (1688-1766) not only arrived too late but also lacked the power to inspire his followers.
Be that as it may, Sheriffmuir is near Crieff, which is north of Glasgow and west of Perth.
Joann and I drove past the battleground, stopping long enough for me to pull out my shuttlepipes and play “The Battle of Sherrifmuir,” while Joann took some pictures. (Before anyone asks, yes, two spellings for “Sheriffmuir.”)
The plaque reads:
The Clan MacRae
In memory of the MacRaes
killed at Sheriffmuir, 13th Nov. 1715,
when defending the Royal House of Stuart.
The Kintail and Lochalsh companies
formed part of the left wing of the highland army
and fell almost to a man.
Erected at the Instance of the
Clan MacRae Society. 13th Nov. 1915.
