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Glenfinnan Monument - Quiz
Contributed by: Lea
  • 1. In what year was the Glenfinnan Monument erected?
A) 1745
B) 1814
C) 1938
D) 1835
  • 2. Who ordered the construction of the Glenfinnan Monument?
A) Thomas Telford
B) Alexander Macdonald
C) James Gillespie Graham
D) Charles Edward Stuart
  • 3. What is the architectural designation of the Glenfinnan Monument?
A) Category A listed monument
B) Grade I listed building
C) UNESCO World Heritage site
D) National Landmark
  • 4. Who designed the tower of the Glenfinnan Monument?
A) Alexander Macdonald
B) Thomas Telford
C) John Greenshields
D) James Gillespie Graham
  • 5. What is the height of the monument?
A) 830 ft
B) 59 ft
C) 1814 ft
D) 45 ft
  • 6. Who designed the statue of the unknown Highlander added in 1835?
A) Alexander Macdonald
B) John Greenshields
C) Thomas Telford
D) James Gillespie Graham
  • 7. The construction of the monument was partially funded by wealth from what source?
A) Jacobite war taxes
B) Slave plantations in Jamaica
C) The House of Hanover
D) The National Trust for Scotland
  • 8. Which road enabled the location of the monument at Glenfinnan?
A) A1
B) A82
C) A830
D) A9
  • 9. Who built the road that allowed access to the monument site?
A) Thomas Telford
B) James Gillespie Graham
C) John Greenshields
D) Alexander Macdonald
  • 10. Since 1938, who has been responsible for the care of the monument?
A) The House of Hanover
B) The British Government
C) Clan Macdonald of Clanranald
D) National Trust for Scotland
  • 11. What was added to the visitor centre in 2021 to replace a portrait of Stuart?
A) A historical map of the Jacobite rising
B) A display detailing links to slavery
C) A gift shop expansion
D) A new statue of an unknown Highlander
  • 12. To whom is the Glenfinnan Monument dedicated?
A) The slave owners of Jamaica
B) The House of Hanover
C) Thomas Telford
D) Scottish Highlanders who fought in the Jacobite Army
  • 13. When was the road between Fort William and Arisaig opened?
A) 1745
B) 1814
C) 1835
D) 1812
  • 14. What is the location of the Glenfinnan Monument?
A) Glenfinnan, Lochaber
B) Fort William
C) Arisaig
D) Jamaica
  • 15. Whom did Alexander Macdonald's father host in 1745?
A) Thomas Telford
B) James Gillespie Graham
C) Charles Edward Stuart
D) A plantation owner
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