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Prince Charlie's Cave

Elgol, Isle of Skye

The prince's last hiding place on Skye.

After Culloden, Bonnie Prince Charlie spent months on the run in the Highlands and islands, with a huge price on his head. In July 1746 he hid in a cave on the shore near Elgol before being rowed across to the mainland.

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When
July 1746
Where
57.1400, -6.1050
Group
Caves & grottoes

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A coastal walk from Elgol at low tide.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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