Benbecula

Benbecula (born 1737) is a Scottish womble who currently resides in the Benbecula Burrow, where he serves as a burrow elder. Benbecula is notable for his involvement in the flight of Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or the Young Pretender, from Benbecula to the Isle of Skye, in 1746. Charles Edward Stuart was at that time the heir to the Jacobite Succession and had unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow the House of Hannover and restore the House of Stuart to the British throne in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Following the Jacobite defeat, Charles Edward Stuart intended the flee the island of Benbecula, however he was unable to do so, as there were no available seaworthy watercraft available. Charles Edward Stuart and his followers despaired of this and were concerned that he would be executed, if caught by Hanoverian forces. This conversation was overheard by Benbecula, then aged nine, who reported it to the Benbecula Burrow Chieftain. The Benbecula Burrow Chieftain called together all of the burrows’ residents and immediately began work on the construction of a seaworthy boat. Due to the involvement and industriousness of many wombles, the vessel was completed by the following morning and was delivered to the residence of Charles Edward Stuart. Charles Edward Stuart and his followers noticed the newly-built boat and thanked its anonymous builders. As he was preparing to depart Benbecula, the wombles of the Benbecula Burrow revealed themselves and the Benbecula Burrow Chieftain spoke to Charles Edward Stuart, who thanked him and the other wombles for their assistance and bestowed upon them the MacWomble Tartan, the tartan of Scottish wombles thenceforward.
Category:Wombles
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Category:Residents of the Benbecula Burrow
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