Loch Shiel is the fourth longest loch in Scotland, 25km long and 150m deep. It originated as a sea loch but with dropping sea levels it developed into a freshwater loch. At its head stands the monument to Prince Charles Edward Stuart. The 18m high, round, battlemented tower was erected in 1815 by Alexander MacDonald of Glenaladale to commemorate the start of the Jacobite rising seventy years previously, and in tribute to the clansmen who fought and died in the cause of the Prince. MacDonald was the grandson of the Prince’s host on the night before the Rising. In 1834 the stone statue of a kilted soldier was added, and the monument was taken over by the National Trust for Scotland in 1938.  So when the card says “’45 Rebellion”, that means “1745”.  The real-photo card has its 2d stamp and was mailed in 1957.  The postmark is clear; there is a small bit of age foxing and water staining in the address area.  Grade: 2