The new law, which came into effect on 1 November 1716, aimed at "securing the peace of the highlands in Scotland". It outlawed anyone in defined parts of Scotland from having "in his or their custody, use, or bear, broad sword, poignard, whinger, or durk, side pistol, gun, or other warlike weapon" unless authorised.
In todays wee trip I have a look at Ruthven Barracks, a military post which was built to impose the Disarming Act 1716. The Barracks only held until 1745 when the Jacobites were finally able to break through the fortress.
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