Battle of Dunkeld

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Reference WMO/278880

Address:

Dunkeld Cathedral

Cathedral Street

Dunkeld

PH8 0AW

Scotland

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Obelisk
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Jacobite Rebellions (1708-1746)
About the memorial: A stone four sided pillar. At the top is a 5-pointed star badge of The Cameronians. A cast brass plaque is attached below this with the inscription. At the foot is a circular cast brass badge of the Cameronians with star, bugle and oak sprigs. It all stands on a low stone plinth. Note that the Jacobite Uprisings started in 1689 as stated on the memorial, not 1708 as given on the item in the drop down menu. It is between the main entrance gate and the entrance from the woodland walk.
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THIS MARKER IS DEDICATED TO THOSE/ WHO DIED IN THE BATTLE OF DUNKELD/ WHICH TOOK PLACE IN AND AROUND/ THE GROUNDS OF DUNKELD CATHEDRAL/ ON 21ST AUGUST 1689/ DURING THE FIRST JACOBITE RISING./ THE TOWN OF DUNKELD WAS HELD BY/ A GARRISON OF GOVERNMENT TROOPS/ FROM THE CAMERONIAN REGIMENT/ UNDER THE COMMAND OF/ LIEUTENANT-COLONEL WILLIAM CLELAND,/ STANDING IN THE WAY OF THE JACOBITE/ FORCES ADVANCING TOWARDS PERTH/ AND STIRLING FRESH FROM THEIR/ VICTORY AT KILLIECRANKIE./ AFTER A LONG AND BITTER STRUGGLE AND/ AN UNYIELDING DEFENCE OF THE TOWN BY/ THE OUTNUMBERED CAMERONIANS MUCH/ OF DUNKELD BURNED TO THE GROUND/ AND THE JACOBITES WITHDREW TO LEAVE/ THE GOVERNMENT FORCES AS VICTORS.

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