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.

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It was the home of Duncan Forbes of Culloden, a prominent Scottish judge.

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

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It acknowledged more affordable housing was needed, but claimed building at Milton of Culloden would also put additional pressures on already overstretched community facilities and lead to the loss of good quality farmland.

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Archaeologists suggest artefacts connected to the 279-year-old Battle of Culloden could be unearthed during construction of up to 400 new homes in Inverness.

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