Other places to visit

There are many other places to visit in Scotland associated with the Jacobites and/or the events of 1745-46. Some of these places provide programmes for schools. Here is a selection.

Glenfinnan Monument and Visitor Centre
Glenfinnan, 18.5 miles west of Fort William on the A830, Tel: 0844 4932221
Site of the raising of the Jacobite standard. Monument and visitor centre with exhibition.

Killiecrankie Visitor Centre
Pitlochry, Perthshire, PH16 5LG Tel: 0844 4932194
The Visitor Centre tells the story of the natural history of the area and the story of the Battle of Killiecrankie, major event in the Jacobite rising of 1689.

Glencoe Visitor Centre
Glencoe, Argyll, PH49 4LA Tel: 0844 493 2222
The Visitor Centre explains both the cultural and natural culture of the glen, with a section and film on the massacre and Jacobite connections.

Ruthven Barracks
Kingussie, Tel: 01667 460232 (unstaffed site).
Dramatic ruined infantry barracks dating from 1719. Captured and burnt by Jacobite army in 1746 and then the site of the army’s dispersal after Culloden.

Fort George
Ardersier, IV2 2TD Tel: 01667 460232
Massive army base constructed in the years after Culloden. Historic barrack rooms showing domestic life of Government soldier. Still a working army base. Programmes for schools available.

Callendar House
Callendar Park, Falkirk FK1 1YR Tel: 01324 503781
Prince Charles stayed at Callendar House in the days before the Battle of Falkirk.
Programmes for schools available.

National Museum of Scotland
Chambers St, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF Tel: 0131 247 4041
Many objects and artefacts associated with the Jacobite movement. Teachers’ pack available.

Edinburgh Castle
Castle Hill, Edinburgh EH1 2NG Tel: 0131 225 9846
Though the Jacobites occupied Edinburgh, the Castle remained in Government hands.
Programmes available for schools. Contact 0131 668 8793/8736 for details