Killiecrankie

The Battle of Killiecrankie (1689): Fought on July 27, 1689, this was the opening conflict of the first Jacobite rising. Jacobite forces led by John Graham of Claverhouse ("Bonnie Dundee") decisively defeated government Redcoat troops under General Hugh Mackay, though Dundee was fatally wounded
 in the moment of victory.

The Soldier's Leap: A famous local landmark where a fleeing government soldier named Donald McBane (or MacBean) reportedly jumped an 18-foot gap across the turbulent River Garry to escape pursuing Jacobites.Read more