The Lost Treasure of Bonnie Prince Charlie (Scottish Folklore)

Many of the more recent tales in Scottish folklore come from the time of the forty-five rebellions. This rebellion was one of the many Jacobite rebellions during the 17th and 18th centuries. The Jacobite’s, believed that the crown of England Scotland and Ireland, should have been handed down through primogeniture, which is the right of the first-born legitimate child to inherit the parents’ titles and estate. To this end they followed the so-called pretenders to the throne, those who had been dismissed, because of their belief in roman Catholicism. The Jacobite’s were not only Scottish but were joined by English men and the Irish. in fact, many of the Scottish clans fought on the side of the new monarchy during the rebellions. so, with this knowledge you will know appreciate the chaos that occurred in 1745, when a Charles Edward Stewart, known to English as the young pretender, landed in Scotland on the isle of Erisky with a small fleet of French ships, where he could unite the highland clans and head south to take the kingdom that by right belonged to him. This is the background to the tale I have for you today, because it was said that when Charles Edward Stewart arrived in Scotland, he came with a great amount of gold to aid him in his task. The lost treasure of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

It was no secret in those days that the French monarchy supported the pretenders to the throne and were known to have financed many of the previous Jacobite rebellions. and this one was no different. On one of the French ships there was said to be great chests of gold. As could be expected, the transportation and storage of such a great wealth was not easy. So, the gold was divided. Bonnie Prince Charlie would take half with him and the main force and head south to rally more men and begin his great uprising. But the other half was left in the highlands, in the care of Duncan Macrae, the wizard of Sutherland. Duncan was said to have been endowed with the powers of second sight since birth, and all throughout the highlands he was respected as a wise and powerful sorcerer. It was because of this that Bonnie Prince Charlie tasked him with the safe keeping of the gold.

Intro Music: Written for me by Bobbin

References:
MacGregor, A. (1937) The Peat-Fire Flame Folktales and Traditions of the Highlands & Islands. The Moray Press. Edinburgh and London.
Ferguson, W. (1994) Scotland's Relations with England: A Survey to 1707, The Saltire Society.
Adams, S and Goodare, J. (2014). Scotland in the Age of Two Revolutions. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84383-939-2.
Doyle, T. (1997) Jacobitism, Catholicism and the Irish Protestant Elite, 1700–1710. JSTOR 30071383.
McLynn, F. (1988) Charles Edward Stuart: a tragedy in many acts. Routledge, 1988. ISBN-0415002729

[GenerationX]

It's gonna be visible again this year. 2023. Pretty exciting!

[helenc]

Love listening to you telling our old lore. Thank you as your voice can transport your listeners back in time when you tell the stories of our past.

[TheKing_]

Always interesting to hear stories and folklore about my royal ancestors, thank you for sharing!

[pentegarn]

Ummm Halloween (Samhain) candy and Liath Wolf. Cheers Duncan Macrae!

[noname-bkbc]

I look forward to these stories every week

[Mw-troz]

Lol that Italian coward ran with all the gold, claiming his need was grater.

[eliasheron]

Can you do a Samhain one? Love your channel!!

[murphbee]

Thanks again. Got any more Duncan MacRae stories? I always enjoy your choices and value your research, he just sounds like there should be a lot of tales swirling around his memory.

[noreenclark]

Never knew this story, i was of the impression B P C was skint when he came ower the watter. But it was a good tale nevertheless. Thanks for sharing

[Kimmy]

Confused, wasn't the battle of Culloden on the 16th April not May?

[cierraspadafora]

This is my mother’s fathers mothers side of the family!!!

[crystalcat]

I wonder where that Feadan Mor in Sutherland is? :D

[graemehighlander]

Oh the lost gold of the Prince ….well as you stated it was supposedly split ( he didn’t land with a fleet of ships ….only one …the other ship carrying most of the actual men ….ie troops got into a fight with a RN ship and they both knocked the heck out of each other, forcing both to return to port. The ships in the fight were the Elizabeth and the HMS Lion, the ship he landed with was the Du Teillay and seven men the seven men of Moidart, that said there were possibly others but as they were of no rank their names are lost to history) ….you might want to ask the Mackay’s about that gold lol ….it came of the Le Prince Charles, which was run aground in the Kyle of Tongue in 1746.
I grew up with the tales and lore of the lost and hidden gold ….truth is it was spent lol ….and the other gold I mentioned well ask the Mackays where that went lol

A good presentation, I just hope no one goes digging ….it kinda desolate out there and bloody cold …..but hey old Duncan might just be watching lol.

[faknugget]

Love the sound of your voice and the guitar you use is epic
Are you playing ?

[Amazon]

My ancestors fought for Bonnie Prince, two did not make it home alive.

[davis]

So is this the backdrop to the second season of the show Outlander then?

[captspaulding]

A person or beings name is said to hold great power over said being. Knowing ones full name is said to give you power over the being.

[timothygreer]

Raise your hand if you're headed to Sutherland in 2023

[Mike-ivhy]

Something about this story does not ring true !
If you found a Whiskey barrel on the moor, would you be thinking of gold, or would you be thinking of whiskey ?
And would you run back to town and TELL everyone ?
Absolutely not !
You would go to someone who you could trust and agree to split the Whiskey with them !
Like any good Scott would do !
😅
Now at this time, the English were trying to stop the Scotts from bootlegging
whiskey and forceing the Scotts to pay exorbent taxes on thier whiskey !
So someone is definitely lying here !
Mike. 🇨🇦