The PERTH TargeThe unfinished original of this targe is held in Perth Museum in Central Scotland. It is believed to be one of an "order" made by William Lindsay for Bonnie Prince Charlie's army. | SAINT MARTIN'S TARGEThe original of this targe is held in the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. It came from St Martin's, a tiny hamlet in Perthshire, Scotland. It is dated 1715, but believed to be older. |
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The STEWART TargeBelieved to have been carried by Major James Stewart in the Civil Wars of the 1640s. The original is held in a private collection. | The CAMERON TargeThe original is still owned by Cameron of Lochiel, the Clan Chief, and is believed to have been carried at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, and it has a musket hole in it! The Clan motto "Fear God Honor the King" is incorporated in the design. |
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The CULLODEN TargeAfter the Battle of Culloden in 1746 this targe was taken to London (perhaps with Jacobite prisoners). The original is now held in the Museum of The Royal Armouries in Leeds, England. | The FIGHTING TargeA strongly made targe of the Targemaker's own design which is typical of the old Highland targes. These are popular with Battle Re-enactment Groups. |
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The GRAHAM TargeThe original dated 1725-1750c came from the Collection of the Marquis of Graham, and is now held in the Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow. | The MACKAY TargeThe original targe is dated 1623 and belonged to Sir Donald Mackay, who became the first Lord Reay. The original is now in the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, Scotland. |
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The GORDON TargeThe original targe is now in the Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, and is believed to have been carried by The Duke of Gordon in the Jacobite cause in 1715. | The MACDONALD of the ISLES TargeThe original of this 17th Century targe from the Isle of Skye shows the double-headed eagle of the Macdonalds of the Isles and is now in the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. |
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The MACKENZIE Targe | The GRANT Targe |
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