Place record MHG54955 - Allt an Fhrangaich

Summary

"The Burn of The Frenchman" is so named because a French soldier is said to have hid somewhere in this ravine after the battle of Shiel Bridge in 1719.

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Grid reference Centred NG 9133 3676 (1519m by 1003m)
Map sheet NG93NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish LOCHCARRON

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Paul Swan submitted information about this site in April 2011. "Local oral history has it that this burn got its name because a French soldier hid from the Hanoverian troops somewhere in this ravine in which the burn flows after the defeat of the Jacobite forces at the battle of Shiel Bridge in 1719. As to why he came in this direction and what happened to him is unknown." <1>


<1> Swan, P, 04/2011, Folklore - Allt an Fhrangaich (Text/Manuscript). SHG25345.

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  • <1> Text/Manuscript: Swan, P. 04/2011. Folklore - Allt an Fhrangaich. Yes. Digital.

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Jun 20 2011 11:41AM

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