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From Inverness visit Loch Ness, Culloden & Cawdor Castle Day Tour
Inverness, The Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
$728.32
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Overview
The day tour from Inverness to Loch Ness showcases some of Scotland's most breathtaking and historically rich sights. With a knowledgeable local guide, embark on a Highland adventure filled with iconic landmarks and cultural heritage.
- 🏰 Visit Urquhart Castle, a historic fortress overlooking Loch Ness, where tales of the legendary Loch Ness Monster and Scottish battles come alive.
- ⚔️ Explore Culloden Battlefield, the site of the last battle on British soil, where over 1600 men were killed in just one hour, forever altering Highland life.
- 🪦 Discover Clava Cairns, an ancient burial ground over 4000 years old, believed to have inspired the Outlander series, aligned with the midwinter sun.
- 🏰 Tour Cawdor Castle, home to the Thanes of Cawdor for centuries, known for its remarkable preservation during the Jacobite uprisings.
- ⛪ Stop at Inverness Cathedral, the most northerly Anglican cathedral in the UK, completed in 1866, and rich in historical significance.
- 🏛️ Pass by the Old High Church, where Jacobite prisoners were held and executed, with visible musket ball marks still on the walls.
- 🏠 See Abertarff House, the oldest house in Inverness, dating back to 1593 and once the townhouse for Clan Fraser chiefs.
- 🚍 Enjoy a comfortable vehicle for your journey, ensuring a relaxed experience with bottled water and snacks provided.
- 💬 English-speaking guide included to enrich your understanding of the sites and their histories.
- 👶 Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller, making this tour accessible for families.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Group up to 3 people
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Tour guide
Language: English
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The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Local Guide
- Bottled Water and snacks for the Journey
- Private tour
- Comfortable Vehicle
- Cawdor Castle and Grounds/ £12.50 - £13.50 (Admission Fee)
- Culloden Battlefield Exhibition / £11-£14 ( Admission Fees)
- Urquhart Castle / £13-£14.50 (Admission Fees)
- Meals
- Passing through Drumnadrochit and at the top of the hill we stop at Urquhart Castle which sits on a promontory overlooking the loch. Urquhart Castle was once one of Scotland’s largest castles and has been fought over many times with control of the castle passing back and forth between the Scots and the English during the wars of independence. It is near here that St Columba is purported to have seen the loch ness monster in 580 AD, the monster came out of the water to attack one of his disciples and St Columba banished it back to the water. The castle gatehouse was deliberately destroyed in 1692 so it could never be used again as a military stronghold. (pass by)
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Culloden BattlefieldAfter Urquhart Castle we come to Culloden Battlefield where on the 16th April 1746 the last battle on British soil took place. The battle was fought between the Jacobites who wanted to restore the Stuarts to the throne and the Hanoverians who were the government. In less than one hour more than 1600 men were killed, 1500 of them Jacobites. The battle lasted just over one hour. The result of this battle was to change the way of life in the highlands forever.
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Clava CairnsLess than a mile from the Battlefield we come to Clava Cairns, this ancient burial ground is more than 4000 years old. Diana Gabaldon is believed to have taken inspiration for her outlander series. The winter solstice was a very important time for these people and the cairns are aligned in a south westerly direction to face the midwinter sun.
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Cawdor CastleAfter Clava we head to Cawdor Castle. Cawdor Castle has been home to the Thanes of Cawdor for centuries and is one of the few castles in the Highlands to be left unscathed after the Jacobite uprisings, this is very surprising considering it lies between Auldearn and Culloden where two battles took place. The castle is still lived in today by the Dowager Countess of Cawdor.
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InvernessContinuing back to Inverness we stop at Inverness Cathedral, this is the most northerly Anglican cathedral in the UK and was completed in 1866. Driving through Inverness we pass the Old High Church where the Jacobite prisoners were held after Culloden before they were executed in the graveyard, you can still see musket ball marks on the church wall where the executions happened. Opposite the Old High Church you will see the Dunbar Hospital, built with stones from Cromwell’s citadel, the stones originally from Beauly Priory. Further along this street we pass Abertarff House, the oldest house in Inverness dating from 1593 and once the townhouse for the chiefs of Clan Fraser. Continuing through Inverness we pass Inverness Castle and you will see the statue of Flora Macdonald, famous for helping Bonnie Prince Charlie escape to Skye after Culloden.
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From Inverness visit Loch Ness, Culloden & Cawdor Castle Day Tour
Inverness, The Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
$728.32
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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