Culloden

The National Trust for Scotland

Culloden Moor, Inverness, IV1 2ED

01463 790 607
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No name in Scottish history evokes more emotion than that of Culloden, the bleak moor which in 1746 saw the hopes of the young Prince Charles Edward Stuart crushed, and the end of the Jacobite Rising, the 'Forty- Five'. The prince's forces, greatly outnumbered by those of the brutal Duke of Cumberland, nevertheless went into battle with a courage which has passed into legend.   The Trust is restoring the battlefield to its state on that fateful day, and the Visitor Centre has a new permanent exhibition of weapons and objects associated with the Rising, as well as an audio-visual programme in six languages, bookshop and self-service restaurant.   There is a raised map for the visually impaired, an induction loop and audio-visual channel for the hard-of-hearing. Guided tours of the battlefield and Living History display in Leanach Cottage during the summer.   Open: Visitor Centre, Restaurant and Shop: 1 to 31 Mar, daily 10am-4pm; 1 Apr to 30 May, daily 9am-5.30pm; 1 Jun to 31 Aug, daily 9am-6pm; 1 Sep to 31 Oct, daily 9am-5.30pm; 1 Nov to 31 Dec, daily 11am-4pm (closed 24-26 Dec). Site: all year, daily.   Travel Directions: On the B9006, 5 miles east of Inverness.