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| Cuil Lodair | Culloden |
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| Sensible Shoes |
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| "Our blood is still our fathers And ours the valour of their hearts..." |
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| Culloden Battlefield |
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| The Well of the Dead |
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| The government soldiers memorial stone |
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| Cameron Clan Mass Grave (my Clan) |
As a hospitality and tourism major in international business, I have the great excuse currently to visit several museums, exhibitions and experiences, and do it all in the name of 'reseach' for my 4th year dissertation. This weekend I headed up to the north of Scotland to visit the Culloden Battlefield site, just a few miles outside Inverness. The last time I paid a visit this site was during History at high school (around 7 years ago) and how things have changed. Once just a cold, muddy battlefield, that you were quickly escorted round by a shoddily dressed Jacobite, the battlefield at Culloden is now a fully educational and enlightening experience. Long gone are the myths of the Scots Vs the English, the new visiter centre looks to unveil the long romanticised propaganda of bonnie prince charlie and his struggle against the 'evil English army' and bring to light the real story of the Battle of Culloden. On entering the visiter centre, you are taken through each part in the history and the lead up for battle by both the government (red coats) and the Jacobites point of view. After the educational part you then enter the battle itself, in the form of a 360 surround video of the battle re-enactment (Warning, this part can be quite graphic, so would skip it if you are of a sensitive nature or have young children). Then, if the weather is not too horrendous, its off out to the battlefield itself with your own GPS operated listening guide. At each point of interest you stop at, the guide jumps to life explaining information, without the need to mess around with buttons. This is an excellent use of technology on the NTS half. It really lets you stay in the moment as you are not having to look down at your remote every two minutes to play around with the keypad! In all I spent a good two hours around the visitor centre and the battlefield, but could have spent longer if we had been luckier with the weather. Since I am now a NTS member this was completely free but for adults it was only around £8 and I would of happily paid that for this experience.
Have you visited this legendary Scottish Battlefield?
What's your favourite Scottish Tourism site?
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Sarah X
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