Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Culloden, Inverness, IV2 5EU(View on Map)
About Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
- Open All Year Round
On 16 April 1746, the final Jacobite Rising came to a brutal head in one of the most harrowing battles in British history.
Jacobite supporters, seeking to restore the Stuart monarchy to the British thrones, gathered to fight the Duke of Cumberland’s government troops. It was the last pitched battle on British soil and, in less than an hour, around 1,600 men were slain – 1,500 of them Jacobites.
The richly researched, stimulating and sensitive Culloden Visitor Centre, which stands beside the battlefield, features artefacts from both sides of the battle and interactive displays that reveal the background to the conflict. It is both a monument and a guide to a pivotal day in history.
Experience the powerful emotions of the Battle of Culloden in the visitor centre’s 360-degree battle immersion theatre, which puts you right in the heart of the action, and discover the true story of the 1745 Rising, from both the Jacobite and Government perspectives, in the newly accredited museum, where unique artefacts from the time are displayed.
Join a guided tour of the battlefield where an expert guide will lead you around the key areas of action on Culloden Moor, as well as visiting the memorial cairn around which lie the graves of 1,500 fallen Jacobite soldiers. See the restored 18th-century Leanach Cottage with its beautiful thatched roof, crafted using heather from the battlefield itself.
Browse the shop for unique mementos of your trip, including jewellery crafted from the flowers of the battlefield, prints of the battlefield and Culloden whisky, or refuel with the delicious range of homemade hot meals, soups, gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads and local cheese and charcuterie platters. Or treat yourself to one of the beautiful local cakes and traybakes.
