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The Prince's Cairn marks the traditional spot from where Prince Charles Edward Stuart embarked for France from Scotland on 20 September 1746 following the failure of the Jacobite rising of 1745. The cairn is located on the shores of Loch nan Uamh in Lochaber. It was erected in 1956 by the (1745 Association ). A historical society dedicated to the study, recording and preservation of the memories of the Jacobite period. Although the cairn commemorates the final departure of Bonnie Prince Charlie before his exile to France, Loch nan Uamh is also where the Young Pretender first stepped ashore on mainland Great Britain on 25 July 1745 and where - in April 1746 - he escaped to the Hebrides after the defeat of his forces at the Battle of Culloden. ==Monument== On the morning of 4 October 1956, the 1745 Association held a ceremony to unveil the cairn that marked the traditional spot where Bonnie Prince Charlie departed for France. More than 200 people gathered on the small promontory by the shores of the Loch to watch the event. The new cairn, the ancient Highland symbol of remembrance, had been erected through subscription. It was draped with the cross of Saint Andrew surrounded by the banners of the clans that supported the Jacobite cause. The ceremony was led by Diana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll, Scotland's Lord High Constable, (Sir Donald Hamish Cameron of Lochiel ), 26th Chief of Clan Cameron, the laird of Inverailort, and descendants of the Cameron chieftains of Glendessary. It was noted that by coincidence the last time Scotland's hereditary Lord High Constable had been a woman it was during the Rising of 1745. As the Countess unveiled the cairn, its builder John MacKinnon of Arisaig played a piobaireachd on bagpipes in salute. He was then joined by noted piper Angus MacPherson who played a traditional lament. MacPherson was a descendant of Cluny's piper, who hid with Charles Stuart and Cluny - the Clan chief - in the "Cage" on the slopes of Ben Alder near Ben Nevis. The cairn is constructed from local stone. Its plaque has an inscription in both Gaelic and English, which reads: :''A reir beul-aithris is ann bho 'n tràigh so an sheòl Am Prionnsa Tearlach air ais do 'n Fhraing. :This cairn marks the traditional spot from which Prince Charles Edward Stuart embarked for France. ::20th September 1746. The cairn, which stands on a small promontory, is adjacent to the A830 road (sometimes known as the Road to the Isles).〔(Roadside view of the Prince's Cairn )〕 Parking is available nearby in a large layby. The nearest railway station is Beasdale about to the west. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prince's Cairn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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