Appin Murder
Murder in 1752 near Appin, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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54.895°N 2.934°W / 54.895; -2.934
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Appin Murder | |||||||
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Part of the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745 | |||||||
Memorial to James Stewart of the Glens who was wrongly convicted and executed for the Appin murder | |||||||
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British Government | Jacobites | ||||||
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Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure | Allan Breck Stewart | ||||||
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Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure killed |
James Stewart executed Allan Stewart exiled |
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The Appin Murder (Scottish Gaelic: Murt na h-Apainn[1]) was the assassination, in retaliation for his role in the Highland Clearances, of Colin Roy Campbell, the Clan Campbell tacksman of Glenure, on 14 May 1752 near Appin in the west of Scotland. The murder occurred in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and led to the execution of James Stewart of the Glens, often characterized as a notorious miscarriage of justice.[2] The murder inspired events in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novel Kidnapped and its sequel Catriona.[2]