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Stone

Culloden prisoners

Erection date: 16/7/1998

Inscription

Culloden Memorial Stone
In memory of the Scottish prisoners from the battle of Culloden in April 1746 who died either on the Thames prison ships or within the Fort.
Names of the Jacobites who died are listed within Tilbury Fort.
Unveiled on 16th July 1998 by Michael Martin MP, Deputy Speaker, House of Commons.
Port of Tilbury, London
Thurrock Council
English Heritage

This granite stone was recovered from Culloden Moor, site of the battle. We visited the fort but didn't see the list of the Jacobite names. Perhaps it's available to those who ask.

2018: Bonny Jean Boyle of Glasgow sent us this link . Bringing a stone from the Moor to London as a memorial is one thing, but building "An intimate and extremely luxurious development of just 16 stunning and spacious 4 and 5 bedroom detached homes." on the Moor is quite another. The campaign has a .

Site: Culloden prisoners (1 memorial)

RM18, Fort Road, Tilbury Fort

For more information on Tibury Fort see .

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Culloden prisoners

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Battle of Culloden

Final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising and the last battle fought on...

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Culloden - prisoners

3,470 prisoners were taken, men women and children, and it was decided that t...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Culloden prisoners

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English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that ma...

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Port of Tilbury, London

As ships got bigger ports were needed further down the Thames.  In 1909 Tilbu...

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Michael Martin

 MP, Speaker of the House of Commons for 9 years.  Born Glasgow.  His resigna...

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