Montrose was without food or shelter for two or three days.
He managed to avoid capture, disguised as a shepherd, until he finally made it to Ardvreck Castle, seat of MacLeod of Assynt.
There is a strong tradition that MacLeod had served with Montrose at the siege of Inverness in 1645 and Montrose would have gone to Ardvreck expecting a place of refuge.
However, when Montrose arrived MacLeod was away and he was met instead by MacLeod's wife, Christian Munro, daughter of Munro of Lemlair who had fought on the opposite side at Carbisdale.
Montrose was confined in the vaulted cellars of the castle along with Major Sinclair, who had been found wandering in the hills.
MacLeod was given a £25,000 reward for turning Montrose over to his enemies.
He was taken to Edinburgh where he was hanged on 21 May. After execution his body was dismembered, the quarters were publicly displayed in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Perth and Stirling and the head on the Tolbooth in Edinburgh, where it remained for eleven years.
After the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, Montrose's remains were given one of the grandest state funerals ever held in Scotland.
In 1707, Montrose's great-grandson, also called James Graham, the 4th Marquess, was created the 1st Duke of Montrose.
Montrose was without food or shelter for two or three days. He managed to avoid capture, disguised as a shepherd, until he finally made it to Ardvreck Castle, seat of MacLeod of Assynt. There is a strong tradition that MacLeod had served with Montrose at the siege of Inverness in 1645 and Montrose would have gone to Ardvreck expecting a place of refuge. However, when Montrose arrived MacLeod was away and he was met instead by MacLeod's wife, Christian Munro, daughter of Munro of Lemlair who had fought on the opposite side at Carbisdale. Montrose was confined in the vaulted cellars of the castle along with Major Sinclair, who had been found wandering in the hills. MacLeod was given a £25,000 reward for turning Montrose over to his enemies. He was taken to Edinburgh where he was hanged on 21 May. After execution his body was dismembered, the quarters were publicly displayed in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Perth and Stirling and the head on the Tolbooth in Edinburgh, where it remained for eleven years. After the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, Montrose's remains were given one of the grandest state funerals ever held in Scotland. In 1707, Montrose's great-grandson, also called James Graham, the 4th Marquess, was created the 1st Duke of Montrose.
Battle of Carbisdale