Culloden Moor was the scene of the last battle fought on British soil and the fate of the House of Stuart was settled there on 16th April, 1746, when 9,000 troops, under the command of the Duke of Cumberland, supported by 14,500 Protestant Highlanders, wiped out a force of 4,500 Catholic Highlanders loyal to Bonnie Prince Charlie. Before the commencement of battle the Young Pretender had declared “no quarter given” and so it was not surprising that the wounded were slaughtered by the Protestant Clansmen as they lay dying on the field of battle. Only twelve British soldiers were to be killed in the action, which lasted little more than an hour. The dead rebel Highlanders were buried on the site and all that marks the spot now is a giant cairn of stones. It is from this cairn that visitors have reported many strange happenings.
On occasions the dim form of a battle-weary Highlander has been seen at dusk close to the cairn and this dark-haired warrior, said to wear the red Stuart tartan, has also be seen lying on the stones of the cairn, as if resting.
For a considerable time after the battle, locals were able to witness a repetition of the engagement time and again, as the two phantom armies refought the battle that had cost so much in blood. Many years after the battle, people walking across the Moor found themselves in the very midst of the smoke and noise of the fighting, the various clans being clearly recognised by their respective tartans.
A history lesson and ghosts story rolled into one lol. I've been there many times and have to say that the scariest things I saw were the prices in the souvenir shop !!!!!!!! But I live in hope
