Battlefield Site of Culloden

The battlegrounds of Culloden. Here Bonnie Charlies exhausted and disorganised Highlander army of 5000 was summarily slaughtered by the English army of 9000, led by the duke of cumberland. The losses were estimated at almost 4000 total scots, and 400 english.

Day two in Scotland begins

October 5th 2006
Geo: 57.4594, -4.02469From the small town of Pitlochry, we headed up towards Inverness. On the way, we stopped at Blair castle, which was a fairly impressive, manor-type, castle. Being so early, we managed to avoid paying a cent to wander the grounds. Our luck continued at the nearby Scottish Whiskey Distillery, where we managed to get in early, have a quick look around and get free samples.Eve ... read more

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