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<< I imagine it will leave me feeling much like the Civil War sites do here at home. >>
Beowulf67,
I think you'll find Culloden strikingly different. It doesn't have all the stone monuments like Shiloh or Gettysburg. Nor does the terrain resemble our Southern battlefields. It's still a flat, lonely moor - in fact the Battle of Culloden took place on Drumossie Moor.
There are memorials & permanent placards describing where units were positioned. And of course the large stone memorial cairn. Trails surround the battlefield for self-guided tours. Simple incised stone markers indicate which clansmen are buried where.
But what I've always felt the sky was always more overcast at Culloden, and the wind a bit sharper. But most of all is simply how sad it feels to be there.
Plan on being there next summer. It'll be a long drive from Edinburgh, but well worth it.
Originally Posted by sirdaniel1975
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