The Skirmish of Alness was a conflict that took place in October 1715 in Alness, in the county of Ross in the Scottish Highlands. It was part of the Jacobite rising of 1715 and pitted Highlanders loyal to the British-Hanoverian Government of George I of Great Britain against Highlanders loyal to the Jacobite House of Stuart.
The Bridge of Alness
Clan Mackenzie tartan in the Clan Munro exhibition at the Storehouse of Foulis
Clan Sutherland tartan in the Clan Munro exhibition at the Storehouse of Foulis
Clan Ross tartan in the Clan Munro exhibition at the Storehouse of Foulis
Alness is a town and civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. It lies near the mouth of the River Averon, near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon 3 miles (5 km) to the east, and the village of Evanton 4 miles (6 km) to the south-west. The parish has a population of 5,310, although the census locality, which includes part of the parish of Rosskeen, has a population of 5,186.
Dalmore Distillery reception house in Alness
Monument to remember the Presbyterian communion held by John M'Gilligen