There he stands trial and is sentenced to hang.
Jamie is on the run after a local man betrays him to the Watch, and after a few weeks he is captured by a group of redcoats and transported to Wentworth Prison. It could house three hundred prisoners, in addition to a garrison of forty men plus their commander, and four dozen cooks, orderlies, grooms, and other hired hands. Over the course of a century and a half, additions were made until the fortress covered about two acres of ground.
Built in the late sixteenth century, Wentworth Castle is constructed of greenish Argyll granite, with walls at least three feet thick.