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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During their trip they had visited Culloden Battlefield near Inverness, one of the locations from the show.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

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

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

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

Culloden Community Council has also expressed concerns for bees in a response it has sent to Highland Council.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

We walked at a good pace out of the town, and on the broad, smooth road that leads to Culloden.

From Our Journey to the Hebrides by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins

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