Monument record MHG3045 - Grave of the English, Culloden
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7437 4502 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH74NW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CROY AND DALCROSS |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
Stone Commemorating the Graves of the English excluded from Schedule on 22 August 2003 'because the stone has been moved since it was scheduled in 1936 and it is not now in its original position'.
J.Wood 12.9.03
NMRS Notes:
NH74NW 17.2 7437 4502.
(Centred NH 7437 4502) Grave of the English (NAT)
OS 6" map (1906)
An enclosure known as "Field of the English" so called from the fact that it was made a burial place for the English soldiers who were slain in the Battle of Culloden.
Name Book 1869
On the south side of the road at NH 7437 4502 is a large granite stone with the inscription:-
"Field of the English
They were buried here".
Visited by OS (WDJ) 24 April 1962
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2858 Text/Publication/Volume: Taylor, I C. 1966. Culloden: a guidebook to the battlefield with the story of the battle, the events leading to it and the aftermath. 2nd ed..
- --- SHG3348 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No.18, 26.
- --- SHG4786 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
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Record last edited
Apr 11 2011 11:35AM
