history walks

Brodie Castle walk – ducks and daffodils!
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Brodie Castle walk – ducks and daffodils!

This is a lovely short walk around the grounds of Brodie Castle, taking in the castle, a woodland pond with bird hides, and a Pictish stone monument. Brodie is home to a vast collection of daffodils, so I would particularly recommend a spring time visit. Length: 2.1 miles /3.4km It would be possible to shorten…

Ardersier towards Fort George – an accessible coastal walk
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Ardersier towards Fort George – an accessible coastal walk

This is a beautiful wee walk around the bay from Ardersier village out to Fort George. There are fantastic views of the fort, and also down the Moray Firth. The first section (starting from the village end) is a very high quality path and suitable for all pushchairs (and I would think many wheelchairs). It…

Culloden Wood Walk: The Prisoners’ Stone and St Mary’s Well

Culloden Wood Walk: The Prisoners’ Stone and St Mary’s Well

Culloden Wood is a popular walking area a little to the west of the battlefield site. There are some interesting sites to visit in the woods, including a ‘Clootie Well’ and the prisoners stone, where Jacobite prisoners from the battle of Culloden may have been executed. Culloden is a bit higher up than Inverness and…

Culloden Battlefield Walk: Step back in history
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Culloden Battlefield Walk: Step back in history

Culloden was the last battle fought on British soil. On 16 April 1746, the Jacobite and government armies met here, resulting in a decisive victory for the government forces, and effectively the end of the Jacobite campaign. Visiting Culloden and walking around the battlefield is a wonderful opportunity to understand better what happened on that…