On 19 August 1745, Jenny Cameron rode to the Raising of the Jacobite Standard at Glenfinnan, at the head of 300 Cameron men. Apparently the only woman of rank present at the Raising of the Royal Standard, she is said to have made a gift of cattle to feed the Jacobite army. ‘Bonnie Jean Cameron’ became an instant celebrity, and various far-fetched tales circulated about her.

The real Jean Cameron lived obscurely after the ’45. She bought the estate of Blacklaw in Lanarkshire, renamed it Mount Cameron in 1751 and carried out good works, including running a school. Although a Catholic she supported the local Presbyterian parish.