About Us

The Duke was re-opened in December 2009 after lying empty for twelve years. Read all about the re-opening of the Duke of Cumberland in the Cumberland News.

A Brief History of our Pub

We don't yet know when this building first became a public house or whether it was built for such a purpose. This is the earliest picture we have of the building.

At one time there were as many as 16 drinking establishments in Castle Carrock! 1909 saw the completion of Castle Carrock's reservoir. During construction, the village (population 275) was swelled by up to 700 navvies, hence the high demand! Read more here.

"Butcher" Cumberland and friends...

Prince William, third and most interesting Duke of Cumberland, certainly deserves his nickname "Butcher" Cumberland.

16th April 1746: The Battle of Culloden. Jacobite forces, weak and poorly led by "Bonnie" Prince Charlie, make a final attempt to restore a Catholic monarch to the British throne. Prince William, leader of the (Protestant) government army, does not stop when the battle is won. He orders his men to slay every Jacobite present. This lack of mercy certainly ensures the Jacobite forces never rise again. Prince Charlie flees, "over the sea to Skye" as per the song, and then to France. He ends his days a broken man.

The title "Duke of Cumberland" was abolished in 1919. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover and current Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, was deprived of his British Honours because his support of the German forces in World War I. His heirs have the right to petition for the title to be restored. None have ever done so.