Banner, associated with Stewarts of Ardsheall, Argyllshire

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This silk banner bears the yellow saltire of the Stewarts of Ardsheall in Argyllshire. Stewart of Ardsheal was Colonel of the Appin Regiment in the Jacobite Army and the banner is said to have been carried at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. It is probably a near contemporary copy of the Banner of the Appin Stewart Regiment.

Blue silk banner with a yellow saltire of the Stewarts of Ardsheal, said to have been carried at the Battle of Culloden, 1746

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• Online ID: 000-100-002-281-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.LF 17
• Date: 1746
  18th century
  
• Material: Silk, blue. Inscription: [Saltire]
  Banner
  
• Dimensions: 1980 x 1530 mm
  
• What: Banner
  
• Subject: Banners, flags (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Stewarts of Ardsheal
  
• Where: Scotland, Inverness-shire, Culloden
  
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