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Glencairn, Memorial
Commemorative Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glencairn, Memorial
Classification Commemorative Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 345135
Site Number NH91NW 77
NGR NH 94084 16569
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/345135
- Council Highland
- Parish Abernethy And Kincardine
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Badenoch And Strathspey
- Former County Inverness-shire
External Reference (22 September 2014)
John Roy Stuart Memorial Cairn near Glencairn, on the West side of the B970, North of Glencairn.
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Iain Ruadh Stiubhart 1700 - 1752
Faisg air seo rugadh is thogadh Iain Ruadh
Stiubhart, fear de na gaisgich is na baird as
ainmeile a dh'eirich an adhbhar a' Phrionnsa. Thog
e Reisimeid Dhun Eideann anns an robh deagh-chuid
a Srath Spe agus choisinn e cliu airson a
ghaisge aig Sliabh a' Chlamhain, An Eaglais
Bhreach agus Cuil Lodair. "Cuimhnich na daoine
bho'n tainig thu."
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John Roy Stuart 1700 - 1752
Born and raised near here was the celebrated
Gaelic poet John Roy Stuart, one of the most
heroic figures of the '45 Rising. A devoted
Jacobite, John Roy raised the Edinburgh Regiment
which also included men from Strathspey.
He won great acclaim for his bravery at
Prestonpans, Falkirk and Culloden. "Remember
the people from whence you came."
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ERECTED BY THE 1745 ASSOCIATION
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Information from M Briscoe, 22 September 2014
