Culloden Battlefield & Visitor Centre

On 16th April 1746 the Jacobites rose and fought, encouraged by Bonnie Prince Charlie to fend off the Duke of Cumberland’s army.  They wanted to restore the Stuart monarchy to the throne.  Fatalities were lost on both sides, but the British aligned with southern Scots won the day and left the Highlanders dead or dying.  This is a site of not only historic importance, but also an emotional war grave.  Around 1,600 men died that day, 1,500 of them Jacobites. 

Do you remember the famous scene in Outlander where Claire and Frank spend their second honeymoon visiting the battle scene?  Claire and Jamie also say their tearful goodbyes on the eve of one of the most bloodiest battles and the last battle to be fought on British soil. The events leading up to the famous Battle of Culloden are also featured in the Outlander series.

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Culloden Battlefield features on our Scottish Castles and Loch Ness tour.

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Culloden Battlefield features on our Cawdor Castle, Culloden Battlefield, Inverness and Loch Ness tour.

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Culloden Battlefield features on our Secret Loch Ness and Cawdor Castle tour.

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Thistle Excursions are a bus tour operator which departs from Invergordon. This is the perfect location for visitors on touring cruise ships stopping in the Cromarty Firth at the port of Invergordon. Our Invergordon bus tours are the prefect way for tourists and sightseeers to get a true taste of the Highlands of Scotland. Our bus tours which leave from Invergordon feature some of the best Highland locations; Loch Ness, Culloden Battlefield, Inverness, Beauly Priory, Black Rock Gorge, Clava Cairns, Cawdor Castle, Urqhuart Castle, Carnegie Whisky Cellar and Balblair Distillery. Check out our Highland bus tour destinations page to choose which sights you want to see. Our bus tours have been chosen to allow you to see the most iconic destinations featured in numerous films, TV shows and rich Scottish History. So if you are looking for the perfect sightseeing tour of the Highlands, Thistle Excursions is your tour operator.

We also offer tailormade bus tours of the Highlands from Invergordon and Inverness.

When booking your tour please choose carefully which castle you wish to visit. Either Cawdor, Urquhart or Dunrobin. You can visit one on your tour but when doing the Cawdor visit you will see Urquhart beside Loch Ness in the background, but you do not visit both.  Time does not allow.