Glenfinnan. Coordinates: Glenfinnan (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fhionghain) is a village in Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland. It is located at the northern end of Loch Shiel, at the foot of Glenfinnan. Glenfinnan Monument[edit] Catholic Church at Glenfinnan The 18-metre-high (60 ft) Glenfinnan Monument situated here at the head of Loch Shiel was erected in 1815 to mark the place where Prince Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") raised his standard, at the beginning of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. 1745–1746[edit] Prince Charles initially landed from France on Eriskay in the Western Isles.
After Culloden, in his flight to evade government troops, Charles came to the same area again. The memorial[edit] The monument at Glenfinnan The Unknown Highlander In 1815, the Jacobite cause was no longer a political threat. Since 1938, the Glenfinnan Monument has been in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. Glenfinnan railway station[edit] Glenfinnan Viaduct[edit] Popular culture[edit] Glenfinnan Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland. Glenfinnan lies at the head of Loch Shiel, which stretches south west for twenty miles to Acharacle, where it fails by a mere two miles to meet the sea.
In 1896 a mail steamer began a service along the loch to connect Acharacle with the railway at Glenfinnan. This service sadly ceased in the 1960s, though cruises on Loch Shiel are still run from the Glenfinnan House Hotel in Summer. Glenfinnan owed its development to three factors: the road, the railway and the Jacobites. Thought not in that order as the Jacobites were here first. It was at Glenfinnan that Bonnie Prince Charlie first raised his standard on 19 August 1745 in his ill-fated but so very nearly successful attempt to place the Stuarts back on the thrones of Scotland, England and Ireland. For the full story read our page about the Glenfinnan Monument, which commemorates the event.
Thomas Telford came next. Then came the railway. The viaduct is made of concrete, something else not often appreciated. Welcome to Glenfinnan. Glenfinnan may be a tiny village, but it has become world-renowned for several things. Firstly the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's fight for the British throne gathered momentum at Glenfinnan where he raised the Jacobite standard and rallied his clansmen for battle. It must have been an awe-inspiring sight, 1200 Highlanders gathered at the head of Loch Sheil among the steep mountains, waiting for the Prince’s arrival from Loch Nan Uamh on August 19th 1745. Glenfinnan Monuement marks this site and the memory of the clansmen who fought for the cause. It was built by Alexander MacDonald of Glenaladale in 1815.
The monument is now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. The Visitor Centre is open April – October and tells the whole stor The next icon you will immediately be familiar with, is the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct which carries the railway to Glenfinnan Station. We think Glenfinnan is a very special place. Glenfinnan House Hotel is a must visit place! Glenfinnan - A magic place to potter around and enjoy highland hospitality. Glenfinnan Highlands of Scotland Glenfinnan Community Council. Glenfinnan Monument and Harry Potter viaduct, Road to the Isles, near Fort William.
Glenfinnan Glenfinnan is a very special place, and is almost hallowed ground for many Scots because of the historic associations with the Jacobite cause. It was here in 1745 that Bonnie Prince Charlie raised the standard in front of his gathered army to signify the beginning of the doomed second Jacobite rising that would become known as the "45". Many thousands of visitors come to Glenfinnan every year from all over the world to experience the special atmosphere and stunning scenery . Especially popular is the Glenfinnan Gathering and Games which is held in August every year, on the Saturday closest to 19th August, the date on which the Jacobite standard was raised.
The excellent National Trust Visitor Centre has detailed information about the rising and is well worth a stop, although the National Trust only see fit to open the centre from April to October. There is so much to do in and about Glenfinnan. Glenfinnan Monument. Glenfinnan Monument (NTS) | Historic Attractions | Fort William, Ben Nevis & Lochaber. Learning Zone Class Clips - Glenfinnan - History Video. Glenfinnan Monument & Visitor Centre - Glenfinnan. Set amid superb Highland scenery, this monument is a tribute to the Jacobite clansmen.
Glenfinnan Monument, at the head of Loch Shiel, was erected, in 1815, in tribute to the Jacobite clansmen who fought and died in the cause of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. It was designed by the eminent Scottish architect James Gillespie Graham. The raising of the Prince's Standard took place at the head of the loch on 19 August, 1745, in the last attempt to reinstate the exiled Stuarts on the throne of Great Britain and Ireland. Despite its inspired beginnings and subsequent successes, the Prince's campaign came to its grim conclusion in 1746 on the battlefield at Culloden (see separate entry), also in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. In the Visitor Centre are displays and an audio programme about the Prince's campaign from Glenfinnan to Derby and back to the final defeat at Culloden. THE CLANS GATHER AT GLENFINNAN. <div id="videoNoJS">Please ensure you have JavaScript turned on and have the latest version of <a href=" target="_blank">Adobe Flash</a> installed</div> Star Item the-clans-gather-at-glenfinnan Description Full title reads: "THE CLANS GATHER AT GLENFINNAN".
Glenfinnan, Highland, Scotland. Various shots of the statue of Bonny Prince Charlie on shore of Loch Shiel. More Various shots of the statue of Bonny Prince Charlie on shore of Loch Shiel. Less. Glenfinnan Viaduct. Eleven of the bridge's twenty-one arches Construction[edit] Construction of the extension from Fort William to Mallaig began in January 1987, and the line opened on 1 April 1901.[5][6] The Glenfinnan Viaduct, however, was complete enough by October 1898 to be use to transport materials across the valley.[7] It was built at a cost of GB£18,904.[3] A legend long-established attached to the Glenfinnan Viaduct was that a horse had fallen into one of the piers during construction in 1898 or 1899.[8][9] In 1987, Professor Roland Paxton failed to find evidence of a horse at Glenfinnan using a fisheye camera inserted into boreholes in the only two piers large enough to accommodate a horse.[9] In 1997, on the basis of local hearsay, he investigated the Loch nan Uamh Viaduct by the same method but found the piers to be full of rubble.[8][9] Using scanning technology in 2001, the remains of the horse and cart were found at Loch nan Uamh, within the large central pylon.[10][9] Design[edit] Sources.
Glenfinnan Viaduct. A few decades ago you could have confidently said that most people came to Glenfinnan to view the Jacobite memorial (aka The Glenfinnan Monument). I'm not sure that's the case any longer. Though certainly many people come to the Monument, many also make their way to Glenfinnan to view the historic railway viaduct, drawn by the Glenfinnan association with the Harry Potter series of films. The viaduct describes a huge arc across the glen, well inland of the Monument but still within sight of the loch. The viaduct was built as part of the West Highland Railway project to between Fort William and Mallaig, a rout that today is known as the Road to the Isles. The section to Mallaig was officially known as the West Highland Extension Railway. The engineers were Robert MacAlpine and Sons, who built to a design by architects Simpson and Wilson. MacAlpine decided to build the viaduct from concrete, as a cheaper alternative to stone or steel. Historic Time Periods: Victorian.
Overview of Glenfinnan Viaduct. Bank of Scotland £10 Bridges. Glenfinnan Station Museum and West Highland Railway Centre, Glenfinnan, Lochaber, Scotland. Glenfinnan, Loch Shiel & West Highland Railway | Scotland. On The Road to the Isles and having travelled along the shores of the seawater Loch Eil, you will come to Glenfinnan, gateway to the treasures to be found in surely the most magical and scenic areas in the West Highlands.
Glenfinnan sits at the head of mysterious and beautiful Loch Shiel and is at the crossroads of four steep sided Glens. It was here that Prince Charles Edward Stuart or 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' as he came to be known, called for the local clansmen to assemble in August 1745 and raised the standard proclaiming the throne of Great Britain to rightfully belong to his family, the Stuarts. The army of Jacobite Highlanders marched southwards towards London, gathering forces as they went, their mission being to defeat the Crown forces and reclaim the throne. They reached as far as Derby before retreating northwards. The whole episode culminated in the Battle of Culloden (near Inverness), where the Princes' army was soundly defeated by the Crown forces.
Glenfinnan, Mallaig & Jacobite Steam Train Tour from Glasgow. Glenfinnan. Glenfinnan (Gleann Fhionnainn) is the stop for the iconic "Harry Potter" viaduct, and the Glenfinnan Monument to highlanders who followed Bonnie Prince Charlie in the 1745 Jacobite campaign. There are two hotels with restaurants in the village. The National Trust centre with the Glenfinnan Monument is at the head of Loch Shiel. The station building contains a railway museum. A camping coach and the "Glenfinnan Diner", which serves refreshments and meals in summer, are parked in the station sidings.
There are four trains on weekdays at Glenfinnan, with fewer on Sundays. Glenfinnan Viaduct circuit. Hear pronunciation Press to hear pronunciation This excellent short walk visits the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct and has superb views of Loch Shiel; the going however is fairly steep in places. Terrain The path climbing above the viaduct and down to the station is a hill path which has been much improved recently; the rest of the route is on easy tracks. Public Transport Bus or train to Glenfinnan Start Glenfinnan car park on north side of the bridge. Users' reports As well as reading our description of each walking route, you can read about the experiences of others users on this walk and others.There are 1 user reports for this walk - click to read them.
Write your own report - there's £90 to win at Webtogs each month User RatingLog in to vote Bog Factor (key) Sgurr nan Coireachan (Glenfinnan) - Munro. The following users have recently marked themselves as having climbed Sgurr nan Coireachan (Glenfinnan): Glenfinnan - Information & Photographs - Strolling Guides. Location OS Ref: NM 905 804 Last Visited: 2000 Glenfinnan is famous for two things: As the place where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised the Jacobite Standard and rallied his clansmen in his battle for the British throne and, more recently, As the location for the second and third Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Share on print More Sharing Services 2 The Viaduct Location OS Ref: NM 909 813 The viaduct, which featured so strongly in the films, was built by Robert 'Concrete Bob' McAlpine in 1901. Two bungalows on the Isle of Wight have the honour of being the first such use, and the Sway Tower in the New Forest is the first large structure. The viaduct carries West Highland Line which runs between Fort William and Mallaig. Unfortunately, it does not stop long enough to allow them to take in the excellent Princes House Hotel, with its friendly bar and fine restaurant.
The Monument. Walks around Glenfinnan in Moidart. Untitled.