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Today in History
1689:
John Graham of Claverhouse, better known to some as "Bonnie Dundee" - and to others as "Bluidy Clavers" because of his oppression of Covenanters - led an army of Jacobite Highlanders to victory against King William's army of largely Lowland Scots led by Maj Gen Hugh MacKay of Scourie - a Highlander - at the Battle of Killiecrankie.
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Scott Monument
Following the death of Sir Walter Scott in 1832 an architectural competition invited designs for an appropriate memorial to the great Scottish writer. The winning design was submitted by George Meikle Kemp and in 1840 construction began in Princes Street Gardens, but only following Parliamentary permission to build in that city centre green space. The Scott monument opened in August 1846 and since then thousands have climbed the 200 foot structure to admire its commanding views of the city, the exhibition on Scott’s life, and the statuettes of characters from his novels. 1 April - 30 September
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