Scotland Killiecrankie Page Two

Scenes from Scotland

The Pass of Killiecrankie and Blair Castle.

This photograph and the one below show the beautiful scenery of The Pass of Killiecrankie, looking downwards into the gorge.

No I did not run off with the signs belonging to the National Trust for Scotland:-)
This one explains the "Soldiers Leap" and the one below is an artist's impression of the soldier doing the leap.

Redcoat refers to English Soldiers.

Donald MacBean recalled the event in his memoirs

The sun going down caused the Highlandmen to advance on us like madmen, without shoe or stocking, covering themselves from our fire with their targes

At last they cast away their musquets, drew their broadswards, and advanced furiously upon us, and were in the middle of us before we could fire three shots apiece, broke us, and obliged us to retreat.

Some fled to the water, and some another way (we were for the most part new men).

I fled to the baggage and took a horse in order to ride the water.

There follows me a Highlandman with sword and targe, in order to take the horse and kill myself.

You'd laught to see how he and I scampered about.
I kept always the horse betwixt him and me.

At length he drew his pistol, and I fled, he fired after me.

I went above the Pass, where I met with another water very deep, it was about 18 foot over betwixt two rocks.

I resolved to jump it, so I laid down my gun and bat and jumped, and lost one of my shoes in the jump.

Many of our men were lost in that water.

Sounds like a good move to me!!

Please press next and see what that looks like in real life.
Jeaney:-)