Culloden House

The Culloden House is one of the most Palatial places that i have ever seen in my life. It still has that Longueville House feel to it, but it also feels like I'm some English nobleman.  We were reading the guest list and Tony Blair is on it.  ...

Culloden was our first stop of the day.  The moor land is plain and uninteresting in contrast to the dramatic events that took place there.  DH simplified the causes to a family squabble and populated his explanations with his extended family. ...

... cliff top walking towards the end, as we entered Westard Ho!. Met up with a chap called Alan, who donated some cash to Hope House, so thanks for that Alan. Alan is travelling around on his Senior Citizen's free bus pass and writing a blog about it, later ...

... the obligatory Loch Ness cruise but no sign of Nessy. The highlight for me of Inverness was a visit to the battlefield of Culloden 5 miles east of Inverness. This is where the differences between the Scots and the English were sorted out by war ...

... . This period encompasses the great conflicts between the Scots and the English which ended with the English victory at Culloden.  The animosity  probably goes back to 1296 when the English King Edward I defeated the Scottish King John ...

... him as one of her maidservants. He did a runner to the Isle of Raasay after he led the Jacobites to their defeat at Culloden. Drove around the northern most tip of the Isle of Skye, stopped at the Kilt Rock for some photos of even more interesting basalt ...

... from me. After eating too much from the continental offerings, we departed.  First destination was the battlefield at Culloden, last battle fought on British soil.   In about two sentences, the battle was fought between loyal British ...

... to watch the Movie!      We went to the site of the last battle on British soil. Culloden was a fierce battle where Scottish supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie where cruelly crushed by English forces of King George. For ...

... castles and we managed to have this one a mostly to ourselves before the hordes of tour buses arrived. The battlefield of Culloden was our next stop, where in 1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie's Highland army was defeated by the English/lowland Scottish force ...

... had a Beef and Ale Pie and I had Fish and chips that I had to leave a third behind. We then headed out to Culloden where the last big battle between the English and Scots took place.This was knee deep in snow and provided much entertainment as we treked ...

... on the island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides when Bonnie Prince Charlie took refuge there after the Battle of Culloden. The prince's companion, a Captain O'Neill, sought her assistance to help the prince escape capture. The island was controlled by ...

... procedure. All in all it was a very educational, interesting and enjoyable experience. We did eventually make it over to Loch Ness, Culloden & Drumnadrochit. We didn’t hang around too long at Culloden, it was just a chance to have a bit of a ...

... the majority of the eastern coastline including two of Scotland's most famous sights, both for very different reasons.  First was Culloden battlefield where I was able to prove once and for all that my grandfather was an out-and-out liar. Growing up ...

... have ever tried if I hadn't been bed bound with my ankle.  It helped that it started with the era around Culloden which I'm really interested in having found links within my family history to fighting on both sides at this battle.  Roger and I ...

... - apparently its a great place to just chill out and enjoy the show. Back on the bus heading further north we stopped at Culloden - which again for those who don't was the final battleground for the Jacobite rebellion (in a nut shell, its the story of ...

... later seeking refuge in France. Oh but what comes 'round, goes 'round: Charlie died from syphllis while there. About a mile from Culloden Battlefield, south of the River Nairn, are the Clava Cairns. They have no relation to the battle and date back to at ...

... were headed to the Isle of Skye with a few stops on the way. We got into the cars, and headed for the Culloden Battlefield, a very short distance from the castle. This was where Bonnie Prince Charles was defeated and the Jacobite Rebellion had ended. It ...

... to stop at a tea rooms for a bit of afternoon tea, but found it too pricey, so soldiered on the battlefield of Culloden, a short distance out of Inverness. Culloden was the last battle to take place on British soil, and was fought between the Jacobite ...