Prince Charles Edward Stuart was the grandson of James II, who was King of England in 1685. He played a significant role in the 1745 Jacobite rising, which effectively ended after his defeat at The Battle of Culloden in April 1746. In January 1746, he fell ill and was taken to Bannockburn House to recuperate. He stayed in a large bedroom on the first floor’s west wing, which features a delicate plaster frieze of mermaids and multiple layers of ancient wooden paneling. In April this year, the musket ball hole was found behind a secret panel by volunteer researchers from the House’s History Team.