Killiecrankie

Killiecrankie

:"See also Killiecrankie, Tasmania."

Killiecrankie (Gaelic: "Coille Chneagaidh") is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland on the River Garry. It lies at the Pass of Killiecrankie, by the A9 road. The village is home to a power station forming part of the Tummel Hydro-Electric Power Scheme. Much of the riverbank is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.

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 William of Orange's supporters, having lost the contest, is said to have cleared the pass, from one bank to the other, at the "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.

An eponymous folk song commemorates the battle. A 1966 recording by The Corries was a pioneering use of the music video.


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  • Killiecrankie — Koordinaten 56° 45′ N, 3° 47′ W …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Killiecrankie — (spr. killĭkréngkĭ), berühmter Engpaß in Perthshire (Schottland), am Garry, wo die Hochländer 27. Juli 1689 die vom General Mackay geführten englischen Truppen schlugen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Killiecrankie — [kil΄ē kraŋ′kē] mountain pass in the Grampians, central Scotland: c. 1.5 mi (2.4 km) long …   English World dictionary

  • Killiecrankie — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …   Wikipedia Español

  • Killiecrankie — Bataille de Killiecrankie La bataille de Killiecrankie est un épisode de la seconde révolution anglaise. Elle eut lieu le 27 juillet 1689 dans un défilé montagneux près de Blair Atholl, et opposa les clans des Highlands soutenant le roi Jacques… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Killiecrankie diamond — /kɪlɪkræŋki ˈdaɪmənd/ (say kilikrangkee duymuhnd) noun a type of colourless topaz found near Killiecrankie on Flinders Island, used as a gemstone …  

  • Killiecrankie — geographical name mountain pass central Scotland in the SE Grampians …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Killiecrankie — /kil ee krang kee/, n. a mountain pass in central Scotland, in the Grampians. * * * …   Universalium

  • Killiecrankie — Kil•lie•cran•kie [[t]ˌkɪl iˈkræŋ ki[/t]] n. geg a mountain pass in central Scotland, in the Grampians …   From formal English to slang

  • Killiecrankie — /kɪlɪˈkræŋki/ (say kili krangkee) noun a pass in the Grampians in central Scotland; battle, 1689, between the Jacobites and the army of William III …  

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