Culloden

British

/ kəˈlɒdən /

noun

a moor near Inverness in N Scotland: site of a battle in 1746 in which government troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeated the Jacobites under Prince Charles Edward Stuart

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Another musician, Colin MacIntyre of Mull Historical Society, is developing a show about the Battle of Culloden.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

Mark Card set up Loch Ness Honey Company 10 years ago, but said it was only over the last three years that farm and woodland at Milton of Culloden, Inverness, had been zoned for housing.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025

A few days before the battle, Bonnie Prince Charlie commandeered Culloden House as his lodgings and HQ.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025

Culloden Parks was an area of fields enclosed by drystone walls in the grounds of the house.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025

Culloden and The Jester's Sermon are among his best poems.

From A Brief Handbook of English Authors by Adams, Oscar Fay

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