The Glenfinnan Stone

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Title

The Glenfinnan Stone

Subject

Jacobite

Description

A large round boulder with a hole bored partially through it. This is a stone with an iconic history. It was originally from Glenfinnan and by tradition is thought to have been used to support the Standard of Prince Charles Edward Stuart when it was raised in August 1745 to signal the beginning of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. The stone remained in situ at Glenfinnan until 1989 when it disappeared from a knoll near the Glenfinnan Monument. It was discovered in an English rockery in 2009 following a BBC programme. The stone is in the care of the museum until a suitable home can be found for it at Glenfinnan.

Source

1745_rising,objects,jacobite

Contributor

eulac3d

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

21

Date Modified

17/09/2021

Extent

Diam 305 mm

Medium

West Highland Museum

Spatial Coverage

find,56.8714064,-5.4384218;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

West Highlands Museum

Europeana Type

TEXT

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Prim Media

489

Material

stone

Object Number

L3822

Citation

“The Glenfinnan Stone,” West Highalnds Museum, accessed January 23, 2025, https://whm100.org/omeka/items/show/70.

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