 Sherriffmuir
is located about 10 miles north of Stirling.
Clan MacRae participated in the Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715. William
MacKenzie, 5th Earl of Seaforth bravely led the MacKenzies and the MacRaes
in support of King James VIII, and great loss of life and property ensued.
He survived the battles and the destruction of Eilean Donan Castle, and
died on the Island of Lewis in 1740.
The men who died during this rising are memorialized at Sheriffmuir on
a cairn dedicated by Clan MacRae in the 1920's (shown in the photo on
the right).
Written by:
Cornelia W. Bush
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The plaque on the Sherriffmuir Cairn reads:
The Clan MacRae
In memory of the MacRaes killed at Sheriffmuir,
13th Nov. 1715, when defending the Royal House of Stuart.
The Kintail and Lochalsh companies formed part of the left
wing of the highland army and fell almost to a man.
Erected at the Instance of the Clan MacRae
Society. 13th Nov. 1915.
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