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Date: 15th December 1994
Service: TELETEXT
Region: East of England
Original Broadcast Channel: ANGLIA
Current Page: 324
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P324 Teletext 324 Dec15 22:41:14 CULLODEN MOOR ——————————————————————————————————————— Underground radar could shed new light on the Culloden Moor site of Britain's last pitched battle, which saw the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie's army in 1746. ■ Archeologists will use radar equipment similar to that employed by police searching for bodies at the Gloucester home of Frederick West. ■ The aim is to find the location of long-gone turf and stone dykes which played a crucial role in the battle. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Headlines 300 Latest 302 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p183Politics Poll Letters Headlines
P324 Teletext 324 Dec15 22:44:10 CULLODEN MOOR ——————————————————————————————————————— Underground radar is to be used on Culloden Moor, where the Jacobite army was defeated by Government forces led by the Duke of Cumberland in 1746. ■ The radar could reveal a mass grave where 30 English dead were buried. ■ Between 1,200 and 1,500 Jacobite soldiers were slaughtered in a battle lasting only one hour. Hundreds more were hunted down and killed in the aftermath of Culloden, leaving Bonnie Prince Charlie to flee for his life. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Headlines 300 Latest 302 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p183Politics Poll Letters Headlines
P324 Teletext 324 Dec15 22:41:15 CULLODEN MOOR ——————————————————————————————————————— Historians are to use underground radar in a bid to throw fresh light on Culloden Moor, where Bonnie Prince Charlie's army was defeated in 1746. ■ Dykes on the moor provided the only cover on the flat ground. From behind them the Argyll militia and English cavalry were able to pour withering musket fire on the Jacobite army. ■ The National Trust for Scotland acquired what has become known as the English field about three years ago. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Headlines 300 Latest 302 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p183Politics Poll Letters Headlines
P324 Teletext 324 Dec15 22:42:21 CULLODEN MOOR ——————————————————————————————————————— Underground radar is to be used to find out more about Culloden Moor, site of Britain's last pitched battle in 1746. ■ The main work will take a fortnight during the New Year, when the ground isdry. The radar equipment will pick up variations in magnetic fields to show were the ground has been disturbed. ■ There are no plans to disturb graves,but a plaque would be erected if an English grave was found. The same has already been done for the Jacobite dead——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Headlines 300 Latest 302 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p183Politics Poll Letters Headlines
P324 Teletext 324 Dec15 22:42:27 CULLODEN MOOR ——————————————————————————————————————— Historians are to use underground radar to find out more about Culloden Moor, a famous British battleground. ■ Culloden Moor, five miles from Inverness, is now an historic site owned by the National Trust for Scotland, visited by thousands of tourists every year. ■ The Trust would like to rebuild the turf and stone dykes so visitors can better understand how the opposing armies were deployed. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Headlines 300 Latest 302 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p183Politics Poll Letters Headlines