The locked gates at Panmure
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The locked gates at Panmure
Image: © Douglas Nelson Taken: 28 Jul 2015
James Maule 4th Earl of Panmure was a supporter of the Jacobite Rising of 1715. He was wounded at the Battle of Sheriffmuir but returned, after recovering, to his estate at Panmure. He did entertain the Old Pretender or James VIII at Panmure. The Rising failed and Earl James was attainted for high treason and his Estates at Panmure were forfeited to the Crown. He fled to France and refused on two occasions to take the oath of allegiance to the House of Hanover. Had he done so his Estate would have reverted to him and he would have been allowed to return to Panmure. He died in Paris in April 1723. Tradition has it that the Earl ordered that the West Gates at Panmure locked until such time as he returned to his Estate. Alternatively the story goes that he gave the order to lock the gates and that they were to remain so until a Stuart returned to the throne. Either way it is still a good tale.
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