Monument record 979 - PRINCE'S CAVE, GLEN CORODALE, SOUTH UIST

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Cave used as refuge by Prince Charles Edward

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Grid reference NF 83350 31300 (point)
Map sheet NF83SW
Island South Uist
Parish SOUTH UIST, Western Isles

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NF83SW 1 8335 3130.

(NF 8335 3130) Prince's Cave (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904)

Prince Charlie's Cave in Corrodale Glen, South Uist is very small, suitable for a few men in hiding. Prince Charles Edward found shelter in it in the summer of 1746.
J W Dougal 1937; NSA (Rev R Maclean) 1845.

Prince Charlie's Cave lies at the top of a steep slope, in a rock face, 20.0m from the remains of a cottage. It is 1.6m high by 3.0m deep and 3.4 metres wide.
Visited by OS (R D) 17 May 1965.


NSA, 1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland..., Vol. 14, Inverness-shire, 183 (Bibliographic reference). SWE4553.

J W Dougal, 1937, Island Memories, 23 (Bibliographic reference). SWE9297.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: NSA. 1845. The New Statistical Account of Scotland.... Vol. 14, Inverness-shire, 183.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: J W Dougal. 1937. Island Memories. 23.

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Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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