Killiecrankie

Victories of the undisciplined over the disciplined, such as Killiecrankie and Preston Pans, are rare exceptions which only prove the rule.

Lectures and Essays Goldwin Smith 1866

Lots of women, the ballads went well; more men, more of the martial-"Killiecrankie" and "Montrose, " "Guns and Drums.

Drums of Autumn Gabaldon, Diana 1997

In an otherwise slow week for sex scandals, the Killiecrankie thing must have seemed like manna from heaven to the news desks.

It's October, 1956. Shelagh Power-Chopra 2010

What if, on the way back, they had to stop at Killiecrankie because of a puncture, or engine trouble, and there they were seen by a travelling tool salesman who could now testify that they weren't asleep up the road when they should have been?

It's October, 1956. Shelagh Power-Chopra 2010

The papers were still fixated by the headless punter at Killiecrankie, with the phrase 'gay serial killer' littering the columns, despite the fact that even the shortest serials had to comprise more than one episode.

It's October, 1956. Shelagh Power-Chopra 2010

In a separate story, Tayside police divers were searching an area of Loch Faskally in response to new developments in the hunt for the killer of Tom Heron, who had been found decapitated in a car park near Killiecrankie ten days ago.

It's October, 1956. Shelagh Power-Chopra 2010

He could hear the detective explain to his partner how you could easily get from Craggan to Glasgow and back in five hours, with time for a toilet stop at Killiecrankie.

It's October, 1956. Shelagh Power-Chopra 2010

In a car park near Killiecrankie, just off the A9.

It's October, 1956. Shelagh Power-Chopra 2010

When there's a murder in Paisley, they don't go on Crimewatch and ask if anybody saw anythin 'suspicious inbloomin' Killiecrankie. '

It's October, 1956. Shelagh Power-Chopra 2010

In the celebrated field of battle at Killiecrankie, the traveller is struck with one of those rugged pillars of rough stone, which indicate the scenes of ancient conflict.

The Abbot 2008