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Culloden: Where Highland History Echoes Across the Moors

Culloden Battlefield, near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, is more than just a historical site; it’s a place of profound significance, where the echoes of a pivotal battle still resonate. The site, marked by clan memorials like the Fraser marker, stands as a solemn reminder of the Jacobite defeat in 1746 and its lasting impact on Highland culture.

A Battlefield of Bitter Endings

Culloden was the site of the final confrontation of the Jacobite Rising of 1745. On April 16, 1746, the Jacobite forces, led by Charles Edward Stuart (“Bonnie Prince Charlie”), were decisively defeated by the government army. This battle marked the end of the Jacobite hopes of restoring the Stuart dynasty to the British throne and led

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