Culloden

While I have no ties to Scottish history, the battle of Culloden, where over 1000 starving Scottish clansmen lost their lives fighting unsuccessfully to restore Charles Stuart to the throne, held a special interest for me. Outside of Inverness lies Culloden field where the mass graves of the Scottish and English soldiers are marked with simple stones. The site has been excavated so that Historians have a good idea of what lies where, and a visitors center offers a glimpse into the history of the battle and the events leading up to the battle. It was a solemn and beautiful place, fields of green waving in the wind, clouds blowing across the sun and away again. A place of sorrow and peace.

http://www.nts.org.uk/Culloden/Home/