The Bonnie Prince Charlie monument in Arivruach, Lochs on the Isle of Lewis. The inscription reads: "On 4th May 1746 Charles Edward Stuart landed he
The Bonnie Prince Charlie monument in Arivruach, Lochs on the Isle of Lewis. The inscription reads: "On 4th May 1746 Charles Edward Stuart landed here while on the run having sailed from Scalpay. It was 18 days after the disastrous battle of Culloden where over 1200 highlanders had died. He travelled on foot from here to Arnish where he was given shelter by Lady Kiloun. He then sailed south to Eilean Lubhard with a massive price of £30,000 on his head. It is to the eternal honour of all Hebrideans that regardless of their loyalties he was not betrayed to the authorities". This has been on my list to photograph since I first saw it, but I have always been in too much of a hurry to get somewhere else to stop. I set off on this particular occasion with enough time spare to create a panoramic if the weather decided to play nicely (this is by no means assured on the Outer Hebrides in December!). I am pretty happy with the result, the big and angry sky adds a certain depth and gravitas to the end result I think!
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Photo credit: © Rob Sutherland / Alamy / Afripics
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