The Fairy Hill of Strathyre
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- A walk up Ben Shian, or Beinn an t-Sithein, otherwise known as Fairy Hill or the Mountain of the Fairies, at Strathyre, in the Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park.
At 572 metres above sea-level, Beinn an t-Sidhean (as it can be spelt) is not as high as some mountains in the area, like Ben Ledi or Ben Vorlich, but it does offer stunning views down to Loch Lubnaig and north towards Loch Earn.
From Strathyre the path takes us steeply up through woodland of the Strathyre Forest. And it's not long before we start to glimpse Loch Lubnaig through the trees. Views are pretty awesome, and at the top we sit on a boulder and chat.
We chat about the 1745 Jacobite rising, the Battle of Culloden, and the atrocities carried out by the British Army under the command of the Duke of Cumberland, otherwise known as Butcher Cumberland, son of King George II. For immediately after the battle, the battlefield was sealed so no one would get out, and to ensure no one got in to witness what was about to take place. Wounded Jacobites were bayoneted or shot; the following day houses in the area were search for wounded Jacobites or any who were hiding - if found, they were dragged back to the battlefield and then bayoneted or shot dead.
And all to do with religion: Catholics and Protestants. Certain British nobles did not want a Catholic King or Queen, and the 1701 Act of Settlement ensured that such a thing could never happen. It still stands, even today.
But not all Protestants agreed; many thought that the Stuarts were the rightful heirs to the throne. And so at Culloden the battle was not between Catholics and Protestants or Scotland versus England, for each side, whether Jacobite or British Army, included both Catholics, Protestants, Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish.
In the months that followed the Battle of Culloden in 1746, British soldiers, or redcoats, under the direct command of the Duke of Cumberland, searched all of Scotland for Jacobites or Jacobite sympathizers. If found, they could be imprisoned, hanged or beheaded, and had their house or property set on fire or forfeited.
In 1746 my own ancestor was forced to go into hiding when redcoats arrived in Strathyre. His wife refused to tell the soldiers where he was, and they began to abuse her. History can at times seem remote when its in the history books, but it is really brought home when that horrific history involves kith and kin.
This is the real story of the atrocities carried out in Scotland after Culloden, when the House of Hanover sought to ensure there would be no return of the House of Stuart by putting the Scottish Highlands into an effective lockdown where any enemy of King George II could expect to receive punishment ranging from deportation to death.
The Highland way of life was now at an end.
12.23. A.M. Irish time. Hello Edward. Been watching your videos since 6 o'clock. Enjoying them, Love Scotland. Thanks for sharing. Kind regards Niall O'Connell Dundalk Ireland. Love to visit, job search presently.
Culloden Moor, the shame of the British Army, the shame of the current Royal family and a heinous act of genocide on a proud people! Thanks Ed for all your videos but especially this one and I'm from Wishaw (Cambusnethan), so the mention of Allanton brings a closer connection.
Cheers Greig.
Another great video Ed. A bit dark but it is because of the Jacobite Uprising that I was born in New England. John Macbean was captured at the Battle of Dunbar, put in chains, put on a ship to Boston where he worked his way out of servitude. The Battle of Culloden all but decimated the Macbean Men. Culloden was only miles from their Clan Lands....Dores to Tomatin.
Thank you.
Lovely thank you I'm from England but spent a good year roaming and learning Highlands truths.
It's so sad what the butcher and longshanks did. I was appealed to learn it as an adult. The systematic destruction of the glory that once was just because you were a bigger bully.
Blessings Ed burns I love your videos of parts I didn't get to see ❤
Thanks Tracy.
HiHi ^^ Thank you for sharing your interesting video with us. Sending you hugs and rainbows from New Zealand 💕
I was about to write this video, but after looking at the other comments, they all have it covered and i can only echo what the others say. Fantastic video, well done and with passion Ed
Thanks Andy.
Great wee video Ed very interesting indeed. I bet so many people have little knowledge of the History surrounding the 1745 Jacobite Uprising . Thanks for sharing Ed
Thanks Andy.
Well done and well said !
Cheers John.
Wow Ed , you really let loose on this one and quite rightly so,it should never be forgotten that these atrocities took place. Well done ma man 👌🏴
Thanks Roddy. I think sometimes we just don't want to talk about these things, given that it's in the past. But as the saying goes: we will never forget. Take care.
Well done
Well said Mr ed 👍
Hi Ed. ,
Really enjoy your videos. Hope you wont mind me saying the Stewarts and the 45 had a lot less to do with religion than people think. It was part of a much larger geo-political struggle between Britain ( England really ) , France and Spain. The stewarts had close connections with France and also Spain both of which were long term adversaries of England. Summing up , religion had a very small part to play in these events which were about politics and power.
Thanks Robert. I struggle to get my head around a lot of it, and hope to just give a brief glimpse of what went on.
Great video Ed yet again. Enjoyed your background accounts to Culloden. Was only talking to my wife about this and how the RC have been treated. Just look at how Mary Queen of Scots was treated by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I. Regards from Auckland, NZ.
Many thanks Gerard.
Great video Ed love the content. What's the music at the start of this one? Sounds very mystical.
Cheers. The sounds at the start come from 'Celtic Era', a highly recommended bit of software that I use with Cubase Elements. The soundscapes are already made up so you don't need to do a lot with them, although you do have control re the actual note etc. I used two sounds, one with just a low background sweeping sound, and another with piano and those fairy-type whispers.
great vid thank you.
Lovely video Ed as always
Cheers Alan.
Hi Ed, great views from the hill, I've never walked up that one although I parked my caravan on the Strathyre site a couple of times. Very informative rant, probably a lot of people look on the protestant / Catholic thing as just a rangers and Celtic excuse to batter hell oot each other. You didn'y miss many people there, royalty and British rail. Keep up the good work.
Cheers Colin.
Great views. How long was the walking from the 'starting' point? Would you rate the route easy, middle or difficult?
Hi Neil. It's OS Landranger map number 57, 'Stirling & The Trossachs'. About 4 miles in total, and took about 5 hours, including filming. A fairly straightforward path with some boggy sections, a few mild scrambly bits or bits where you felt you wanted to grab onto something, and a fence to get over as the style was broken.
Fascinating stuff. Royalty were/are just Gangsters of their time. Nothing special just thugs.
Good video.
Thanks Graham. Sorry I didn't get to your gig at The Clutha. Hope it went well. On looking at UA-cam footage of your other gigs there it must have gone down a storm.
Thanks Ed. Aye , it was a cracker !
Catch up with you another time 🫡
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Religion and greed..... The primary causes of all evil. Northern Ireland aside, sectarianism/bigotry was always strong when I was growing up in the west of Scotland and it's still rife. That's a poor basis for the SNP strategy of welcoming all cultures to Scotland. Complacency is the problem , and that obviously extends to the poor performance of ScotRail. Anyway, Ed, the vistas were stunning (hope the pie was good) and thank you again 👍🏻
Cheers Armando.