Tour Scotland Travel Video Sunny Winter Drive Over Site Of Battle of Sheriffmuir Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of a sunny Winter road trip drive East from Dunblane, past the Sheriffmuir Inn, on the single track road across the site of the Battle of Sheriffmuir on ancestry visit to Perthshire, Scotland. This was the site of the inconclusive 1715 Battle of Sheriffmuir, part of the Jacobite rising, on the slopes of the Ochil Hills. When in 1714 George I was proclaimed King of Great Britain and Ireland, John Erskine, Earl of Mar, began to raise a Jacobite army in an attempt to return James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, to the throne. In response, a combined government force of Scottish and English regiments commanded by the Duke of Argyle was dispatched to confront the rebels. The two armies finally met each other on 13th November 1715 at Sheriff Muir to the east of Dunblane. Although the Highland forces of the Jacobites greatly outnumbered those of the government by almost 2:1, Mar was not an experienced military commander. In contrast, the government army comprised well trained regular troops led by a seasoned commander. In the inconclusive battle that followed, both sides left the field claiming victory. Following what was the key battle of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion, Mar was forced to retreat back to Perth along with his demoralised force. The road from the site leads to Dunblane, Greenloaning, Stirling and the A9 near Blackford. Part of the British comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail was filmed here.

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