Killiecrankie
| Killiecrankie | |
| Perthshire | |
|---|---|
 Glen Garry, from Meall Uaine, looking past Killiecrankie | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NN913628 |
| Location: | 56°44’39"N, 3°46’44"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Perth and Kinross |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Perth and North Perthshire |
Killiecrankie is a village in Perthshire on the River Garry. It stands at the northern mouth of the Pass of Killiecrankie, by the A9 road.
Much of the riverbank here is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
History
In 1689, during the Jacobite Rebellion, the Battle of Killiecrankie was fought on the northern edge of the village. The Highland charge of the Jacobites took the government forces under General Hugh MacKay by surprise and they were completely overwhelmed in only 10 minutes. Donald MacBean, one of the defeated government soldiers is said to have cleared the pass, from one bank to the other, at "The Soldier's Leap".
The battle, disastrous as it was to the government forces, was in reality the end of the insurrection, for the controlling and commanding genius of the rebellion John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee was killed in the battle. A Memorial Field to the fallen soldiers lies within the grounds of the Grade B listed Urrard House.
An eponymous folk song, the Braes o' Killiecrankie commemorates the battle.
