Battle of Culloden

If you bear east off Inverness, you will find the Battlefield of Culloden, a memorial park where the moors have been painstakingly restored to portray the war between the British and the Jacobites. Today, the visitor centre lets you pay £10 to see relics from the battlefield; alongside interactive displays of how the battle may have worked out. But it’s far better to just take a stroll around the battlefield where you can really gain a sense of atmosphere of what took place on this desolate moor. Here, Scotsmen stood up over the feudal British Lords in an attempt to preserve their Scottish traditions. Along the way are various graves of where each clan fell; and you can also see the front lines and a huge memorial cairn. If you’re in luck, you may be able to ascend to the rooftop of the visitor’s centre for a view; or if you’re even cheekier; you can sneak into the exhibition on your return from your battlefield stroll.