Culloden Battlefield

The battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end

Enjoy panoramic views from the roof garden, see the restored 18th-century Leanach Cottage.

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.

In 1881 the memorial cairn and grave markers were commissioned by Duncan Forbes of Culloden House.
Some of the clans and regiments that were recognised are Campbell, Mackintosh, Fraser, Stewards of Appin, Mixed Clans, Macgillvrey, MacLean, Maclachlan, Clan Donald, Keppoch.Read more