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![]() The second day of our tour around Scotland took us from the East to the West: Having stayed in Inverness for the night our first destination was Culloden. On the 16th of April 1746 Culloden Battlefield saw the last ever battle fought in Britain. Prince Charles Edward Stuart's (Bonnie Prince Charlie) defeat by the Duke of Cumberland was the end of the Jakobite Rebellion. 1500 Highlanders died in the battle (most of them slaughtered after their defeat), while only 50 soldiers of the English army were |
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are quite impressive, but a lot of people also arrive in the hope of taking a picture of Nessie. In the picture below Imke is trying to capture the monster on a picture, but without luck.
The weather forecast had promised us better weather in the west, but that promise didn't hold: When we arrived at Eilean Donan Castle (picture right) it was still dull and grey. ![]() |
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Our destination for the day was the Isle of Skye: Via the bridge at Kyle of Lochalsh (below) we drove to Portree, where we found a room in the Royal Hotel with a nice view over the harbour.![]() |
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