Killiecrankie (; ( gd, Coille Chreithnich, meaning aspen wood) is a village in

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...

, Scotland on the River Garry. It lies at the

Pass of Killiecrankie Three miles north of Pitlochry by the A9 road, the Pass of Killiecrankie (Gaelic: ''Coille Chneagaidh''), is a gorge lying between Ben Vrackie () and Tenandry Hill in Perth and Kinross on the River Garry. The river-gorge traverses the pass ov ...

, by the A9 road which has been bypassed since 1986. 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. The nearby 10 arch railway viaduct, which runs for 109 yards along the north-east bank of the River Garry, was built in 1863 from a design by

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History

In 1689, during the

Jacobite Rebellion , war = , image = Prince James Francis Edward Stuart by Louis Gabriel Blanchet.jpg , image_size = 150px , caption = James Francis Edward Stuart, Jacobite claimant between 1701 and 1766 , active ...

, 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 completely overwhelmed them in only 10 minutes. Donald MacBean, one of William II of Scotland's supporters, having lost the contest, is said to have cleared the pass, from one bank to the other, at "The Soldier's Leap". One of the most famous leaders 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

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Urrard House. An eponymous folk song,

Braes o' Killiecrankie Braes o' Killiecrankie is the name of four distinct folk songs, all originally from Scotland. The version that begins with the line "Whare hae ye been sae braw, lad?" (Roud 8187) is the one discussed here. The versions that begin with the line "C ...

, commemorates the battle. A 1966 recording by The Corries was a pioneering use of the music video. Killiecrankie Viaduct

According to official records, the last wolf in Great Britain was killed near Killiecrankie in 1680.

Television

Mary Ann Kennedy was the presenter of a

BBC Four BBC Four is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002

television series ''The Highland Sessions'', which was filmed in Killiecrankie. Many notable musicians and singers from Ireland and Scotland performed in the sessions.

References

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* Villages in Perth and Kinross {{PerthKinross-geo-stub