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Siege of Inveraray during the Jacobite Rising of 1715

In October 1715, the western Jacobite clans under Major-General Alexander Gordon of Auchintoul marched...

Highbridge Skirmish: Opening shots of the Jacobite ’45

On 16 August 1745, two companies from the 2nd Battalion of St Clair’s 1st...

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Tartan was not banned after Culloden

The Dress Act 1746, also known as the Disclothing Act, was a part of...

When the Jacobites fined the town of Paisley

On 29 December 1745, a summons was issued by Charles Edward Stuart from Glasgow...

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Old Military Road in Glen Croe to be improved

Transport Scotland has announced that work to improve the Old Military Road through Glen...

Propeller from Second World War aircraft found on Arran

A propeller blade thought to be from a Second World War aircraft has been...

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