Nairn Cawdor Castle and Scottish History Tour

We will start of with a visit to a beautiful Castle, Cawdor Castle which is linked to Shakespeare's Macbeth, but home to the magical, fairy tale castle. It dates from the late 14th century, having been built as a private fortress by the Thanes of Cawdor, with the ancient medieval tower built around the legendary holly tree - wherever you look, Cawdor Castle is steeped in intrigue and history.
A short drive from here will take us to the famous site of the last battle fought on British soil, Culloden Battlefield for visit and lunch. Culloden Battlefield has been restored as close as possible to how it was when battle took place in April 1746. There is a fantastic state of the art visitors centre, where we have time to take in over 250yrs of history and artifacts since the Battle.

After lunch, a 5 minute drive to the Clava cairns. This is a fascinating historical place dating back to 2000BC. A Clava Cairn is a type of circular chamber tomb cairn from the Bronze Age.

What to expect:

Duration: 7 hours

Cawdor Castle

Nairn, IV12 5RD

Shakespier's castle comes to mind here! McBeth. It dates from the late 14th century, having been built as a private fortress by the Thanes of Cawdor, with the ancient medieval tower built around the legendary holly tree - wherever you look, Cawdor Castle is steeped in intrigue and history.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Clava Cairns

Balnuaran of Clava, Scottish Highlands, IV2 5EU

Visit this amazing 4000-year-old site that the Druids used many many years ago to celebrate life and death, immerse yourself in this magical location where you can feel earth's energy! Also made more famous by the Outlander series.

45 minutes

Culloden Battlefield

Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Culloden Moor, IV2 5EU

This is the site of the last battle fought on British soil, where Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Highlanders had a last hope to restore the Stuart monarchy back in 1746.

1 hour