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Killiecrankie

Pass of Killiecrankie, Perthshire

A Highland charge, and the Soldier's Leap across a raging river.

In 1689 Jacobite Highlanders, fighting for the deposed James VII, charged down on a government army in the Pass of Killiecrankie and routed it in minutes. Their leader, 'Bonnie Dundee', was killed at the moment of victory.

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When
27 July 1689
Where
56.7300, -3.7700
Group
Battlefields

Visiting

National Trust for Scotland visitor centre, with woodland paths to the Soldier's Leap.

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