Resource bank

The Resource Bank is a PDF file that contains many sources, both contemporary and modern, to enhance pupils’ understanding and enjoyment of the battlefield.

The notes which follow are intended to provide basic information about the items in the Resource Bank, together with brief suggestions for teaching points. Some suggestions for their use is included in Pre-visit materials. They can also be laminated and taken on to the battlefield. Click here to download the Resource Bank PDF

The Jacobite army

• Highland Jacobites – modern drawing
• The Jacobites line up – modern photograph

The Government army

• Government soldiers – modern drawing
• Highland soldier – contemporary engraving
• Redcoats with muskets – modern photograph

The Battle

• Battle map – map showing pre-battle line-up
• The Finlayson Map – contemporary map
• Map of Object Finds – map showing position of archaeological finds
• Battle timeline – description of sequence of events
• Battle map sequence – sequence of maps showing events
• Culloden picture sequence – modern photos showing events of battle
• Battle engraving – contemporary engraving
• Yorke sketch map – contemporary map
• Eyewitness accounts of the battle

We also recommend using the SCRAN website – www.scran.ac.uk for additional images.
Pupils could search on the following terms to find suitable images:

• Targe –shields carried by Highlanders
• Basket sword – swords carried by Highlanders
• Dirk – knives carried by Highlanders
• Powder horn – gunpowder containers carried by Highlanders
• Duke of Cumberland – images of the leader of the Government army
• Charles Edward Stuart – images of the leader of the Jacobites
• White Cockade – the white rose emblem of the Jacobites

Specific objects which may be of interest are listed here with their SCRAN ID numbers.
To find these, type the numbers into the search box on the SCRAN website:

• Bottle made in Culloden from the Ferintosh Distillery 000-100-002-386-C
• Punch bowl associated with the Battle of Culloden –000-100-095-821-C
• Commemorative fan 000-000-639-127-C
• ‘Amen’ glass - 000-100-083-194-C
• Lock of hair and letter signed by Prince Charles Edward Stewart –000-000-193-454-C
• Painting of Prince Charles Edward Stewart aged 12 000-000-018-642-C
• Death mask of Bonnie Prince Charlie –000-000-193-450-C
• Mitre Cap worn by a Grenadier Officer of Royal Ecossais 000-180-002-179-C
• Spur from Culloden Moor - 000-100-001-321-C

Also on the SCRAN website are a number of Pathfinder Packs relating to Culloden and the ’45, containing further images and sources – have a look in their Resources section.