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Full-Day Private Tour to Urquhart Castle Loch Ness and Inverness 20% OFF
Invergordon, The Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
$687.10
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Overview
The Highland Tour from Inverness covers iconic sites steeped in history and breathtaking landscapes. This journey takes you through stunning locations, offering a glimpse into Scotland's rich heritage.
- 🏰 Visit Beauly Priory, a 13th-century monastery with ties to the Valliscaulian monks from France, currently viewable from the gate due to restoration work.
- 🐂 Spot Highland Cattle during a brief stop, capturing the charm of Scotland's rural life.
- 🏞️ Explore Urquhart Castle, perched on a promontory overlooking Loch Ness, where you can wander through the ruins and enjoy breathtaking views.
- ⚔️ Stand on the historic grounds of Culloden Battlefield, the site of the last battle on British soil, and learn about its significance through a museum visit.
- 🌄 Discover Clava Cairns, a 4000-year-old Bronze Age cemetery, where you can enter two of the three cairns and see the ancient stone circles.
- 📚 Browse Leakey's Second-hand Bookshop, one of the oldest establishments in Inverness, previously a government hospital post-Culloden.
- ⛪ Visit the Old High St Stephen's Church, where Jacobite prisoners were held after the battle, featuring musket holes from that tumultuous period.
- 🏡 Pass by Abertarff House, the oldest house in Inverness, once the residence of the Fraser Chiefs, reflecting the town's storied past.
- 🌷 Tour Cawdor Castle, reopening on April 27, 2024, known for its Macbeth connections, complete with stunning gardens and the chance to meet the Dowager Countess.
- 🚐 Enjoy comfortable private transportation with free pick-up and drop-off, including snacks, bottled water, and WiFi on board.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
1 - Group of 4 People
Pickup included
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Language: English
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The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Free pick-up & drop-off
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- WiFi on board
- Private transportation
- Entrance Fees to attractions
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Beauly PrioryBeauly Priory is currently closed due to recent high winds causing masonry to fall , we do not know yet when it will reopen. We will still visit Beauly where you can see it from the gate. Beauly Priory was founded in the 13th Century as a Monastery for Valliscaulian order of monks from Dijon in France , Oliver Cromwells forces were responsible for destroying the Priory in the 16th Century. For centuries this was a Burial place for the chiefs of Clan Fraser and Mackenzie and their families. Their is an Outlander connection because it was here that Claire met the Seer.
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Urquhart CastleUrquhart Castle sits on a promontory jutting out in to Loch Ness and has been fought over many times through the years. The views of Loch Ness from the castle are fantastic and during the visit you can go and explore the ruins of this 1000 year old castle and you can go down to the water side of Loch Ness. Keep your eyes peeled in case Nessie makes an appearance.
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Culloden BattlefieldThe Battle of Culloden in 1746 was the last battle fought on British soil . Visit the Museum and we walk around the main areas of the Battlefield where the heaviest fighting took place , you will see the memorial cairn , the well of the dead and the gravestones of the clans as well as Leanach cottage. This visit is top of the list for Outlander fans.
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Clava CairnsWe will visit Clava Cairns and you can enter 2 of the 3 Cairns , this 4000 year old Bronze age cemetery is where Diana Gabaldon took inspiration for her outlander series and you will see the Cleft stone and the stone circles around the Cairns.
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Leakey's BookshopOne of the oldest streets in Inverness is Church street and the first place we see is Leakeys bookshop , this was a Government Hospital after the battle of Culloden.
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Old High St Stephen's ChurchBehind Leakeys bookshop stands the Old High Church / St Stephens where the Jacobite prisoners were taken after the Battle of Culloden , you can still see the musket holes in the church wall where the Jacobite prisoners were executed. Looking over the river from the graveyard we will see Balnain House which was also a Government Hospital after Culloden and St Marys Church which has Outlander connections.
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Abertarff HouseFurther up Church street we pass Abertarff House .This is the oldest house in Inverness and was once the town house for the Fraser Chiefs.
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Cawdor CastleCawdor Castle re-opens on the 27th April 2024 Cawdor Castle with its Macbeth connections is one of the few castles in the Highland area that has been unaffected by the Jacobite uprisings. Home to the Thanes of Cawdor for centuries , you can tour the castle and visit the magnificent gardens and you meet the Dowager Countess of Cawdor who still lives in the Castle.
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Full-Day Private Tour to Urquhart Castle Loch Ness and Inverness 20% OFF
Invergordon, The Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
$687.10
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!