We were excited about hiking to one of the Highland’s most dramatic waterfalls…..the mountain views, the woods, the wildflowers, Loch Ness, and all our majestic surroundings had to offer.
Category: Inverness
Culloden Battlefield
The Battle of Culloden was fought here on Drummossie Moor on April 16, 1746, between the Jacobite supporters of the Stuarts, and British forces supporting the Hanoverian King George. In less than an hour, 1,600 men were killed. Of those roughly 1,500 were Jacobites.
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Prince Charles Edward Stuart “Bonnie Prince Charlie” (1720-1788) Prince Charles Edward Stuart was born in Italy on December 31, 1720. He was the eldest son
The Clava Cairns and Standing Stones
Just east of Inverness and not far from the Culloden battlefield lies the Balnuaran of Clava, more commonly known as the Clava Cairns. This is a bronze age site dated to around 2000 BCE.
Beautiful Inverness
We traveled to Inverness by rail from Edinburgh and found the train station was conveniently adjacent to our accommodations, The Royal Highland Hotel. First opened
