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Loch Shiel and Glenfinnan Monument
Loch Shiel
by Damon Finlay

The Glenfinnan Monument sitting at the head of Loch Shiel. In 1815, the Jacobite cause was no longer a political threat. Alexander Macdonald of Glenaladale, a minor branch of the Clan Donald, built a memorial tower at Glenfinnan to commemorate the raising of the standard of the Young Pretender. The tower, which is surmounted by a statue of an anonymous Highlander, was designed by the Scottish architect James Gillespie Graham. The monument's location at Glenfinnan was made possible because in 1812 a new road - built by Thomas Telford - opened between Fort William to Arisaig.

Since 1938, the Glenfinnan Monument has been in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. The Trust have also constructed a visitor centre, which provides tickets, information and exhibitions, and a shop, cafe, and toilets. The tower has also become a monument to Alexander Macdonald, who died before its completion. Hundreds of Jacobite enthusiasts gather at the tower each year on 19 August to remember the Rising of '45.

Loch Sheil
Loch Shiel
by Damon Finlay

The view down Loch Sheil and the Glenfinnan Monument

Schotland
Schotland
by Henk Verheyen

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The 1815 Tribute to 1745
Glenfinnan Reflection
by The Jacobite

Glenfinnan Monument, at the head of Loch Shiel, was erected, in 1815, in tribute to the Jacobite clansmen who fought and died in the cause of Prince Charles Edward Stuart.

It was designed by the eminent Scottish architect James Gillespie Graham. The raising of the Prince's Standard took place at the head of the loch on 19 August, 1745, in the last attempt to reinstate the exiled Stuarts on the throne of Great Britain and Ireland.

Glenfinnan Viaduct 2
Glenfinnan Viaduct

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Loch Shiel
Loch Shiel

This was the one and only time after 2 hours of waiting the cloud parted casting some light high up on the hills. An hour and a half was spent under...

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Glenfinnan Viaduct 1
Glenfinnan Viaduct

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Glenfinnan Arches
Schotland

Glenfinnan Viaduct from a lower perspective.

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St Mary & St Finnan
Church of St Mary & St Finnan

An hidden gem of a church in Glenfinnan.

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Glenfinnan Viaduct
by Giuseppe Milo

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GLENFINNAN MONUMENT
Glenfinnan Reflection
by AlanHowe

Moving tribute to those who died fighting the Jacobite cause, framed by dramatic Highland scenery On 19 August 1745, Prince Charles Edward Stuart rowed up Loch Shiel towards the tiny hamlet of Glenfinnan with a small band of his most loyal supporters. He had called on clan chiefs to muster their men and join him here for a daring quest to restore the Stuarts to the British throne.

When he arrived at Glenfinnan there was barely a soul to be seen, but in late afternoon, the song of the pipes coming over the hill signalled the arrival of the first of 1,200 clansmen who pledged their allegiance to Bonnie Prince Charlie that day, before setting off to start their campaign.

While the ’45 ended in defeat at Culloden in 1746 and the Highlands suffered punishment and reprisals for years to come, the gathering of clans and raising of the royal standard (or flag) at Glenfinnan that summer was a moment of hope and enthusiasm for many.

Glenfinnan & Loch Shiel.
Loch Shiel
by AlanHowe

Scotland

Jacobite Express
Glenfinnan Viaduct

The Jacobite Express passing over the the Glenfinnan Viaduct, also known as the Hogwarts Express as this is where the train scene was filmed in the...

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The Jacobite
Glenfinnan Viaduct

The Jacobite Express passing over the viaduct, also known as the Hogwarts Express as this is where the train scene was filmed in the Harry Potter...

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Getting up a head of steam.
Glenfinnan Viaduct

This is the "Jacobite" steam train that runs from Fort William to Mallaig in the Scottish Highlands. One of the most beautiful train journeys in the...

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A train journey is another world
Glenfinnan Viaduct

This is the Jacobite steam train which runs from Fort William to Mallaig in the Scottish Highlands. It is one of the most beautiful train journeys in...

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Through the Arches
Schotland

A view through Glenfinnan Viaduct.

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Looking Down ..
Loch Shiel

.. Loch Shiel over the monument from the viewpoint at Glenfinnan at Sunset. Man the midges were fierce that night !

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Jacobite over Glenfinnan
Glenfinnan bridge

Taken by Nicola while I was snapping the train from the far end of the viaduct

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All aboard!
Glenfinnan Viaduct with Loch Shiel

The magnificent Glenfinnan Viaduct at the head of Loch Shiel... I've been finding that photography had been pushed to the side a bit lately and was...

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The Jacobite
Glenfinnan Viaduct
by Richard Down

Glenfinnan Viaduct

Glenfinnan bridge
Glenfinnan bridge
by Maurizio Fontana

SCOTLAND 2012 - Glenfinnan

The "Jacobite" crossing the Glenfinnan Viaduct.
Glenfinnan Viaduct
by The Jacobite

Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the waters of Loch Shiel. The viaduct is built from mass concrete, and has 21 semicircular spans of 50 feet It is the longest concrete railway bridge in Scotland at 416 yards (380 m), and crosses the River Finnan at a height of 100 feet.

Glenfinnan
Loch Shiel

A cold winter morning at Glenfinnan.

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Jacobite Express
Glenfinnan Viaduct

The Jacobite Express passing over the the Glenfinnan Viaduct, also known as the Hogwarts Express as this is where the train scene was filmed in the...

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Glenfinnan Monument
Glenfinnan Reflection

The end of a beautiful winters day.

After the sun had gone down I wandered the banks of Loch Shiel. The Glenfinnan Monument is illuminated after...

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Stormy night in Glenfinnan
Glenfinnan Reflection

If it was blowing that hard, how come the midgies were out and biting. One of several long exposure shots, this one caught the movement in the...

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Glenfinnan Reflection
Glenfinnan Reflection

Shots from the Glenfinnan Gathering 2017, the weather was a wee bit "interesting" Not the highest I've ever seen Loch Shiel, but any higher and this...

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Chiesetta autunnale
Church of St Mary & St Finnan

Church of St Mary & St Finnan, Glenfinnan (Scotland) **<a href="http://www.gettyimages.it/search/2/image?artist=filippo maria...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Glenfinnan!
Most notably Lenis Las, The Jacobite, Jacques B. Geoffroy, Damon Finlay and Christian Seifert.