• Beauly Priory - Beauly Priory is temporarily closed due to recent high winds causing some masonry to fall. The reopening date is yet to be determined. However, visitors can still view the Priory from the gate in Beauly.

Beauly Priory was established in the 13th century as a monastery for the Valliscaulian order of monks from Dijon, France. It was destroyed in the 16th century by Oliver Cromwell’s forces. For many years, it served as a burial site for the chiefs of Clan Fraser and Mackenzie and their families. The Priory also has an Outlander connection, as it is where Claire met the Seer.

• Urquhart Castle - Urquhart Castle is situated on a promontory extending into Loch Ness and has been the site of numerous battles over the years. The views of Loch Ness from the castle are stunning, and visitors can explore the ruins of this 1,000-year-old castle and venture down to the water’s edge of Loch Ness. Keep an eye out for Nessie!
• Culloden Battlefield - The Battle of Culloden in 1746 was the last battle fought on British soil. Visitors can explore the museum and walk around the main areas of the battlefield where the heaviest fighting occurred. Highlights include the memorial cairn, the Well of the Dead, the clan gravestones, and Leanach Cottage. This visit is a must for Outlander fans.
• Clava Cairns - A visit to Clava Cairns allows entry into two of the three cairns. This 4,000-year-old Bronze Age cemetery inspired Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series. Visitors can see the cleft stone and the stone circles surrounding the cairns.
• Leakey’s Second-hand Bookshop - Located on one of the oldest streets in Inverness, Church Street, Leakey’s Bookshop was once a government hospital after the Battle of Culloden.
• Old High St Stephen’s Church - Behind Leakey’s Bookshop stands the Old High Church/St Stephen’s, where Jacobite prisoners were taken after the Battle of Culloden. Musket holes from the execution of Jacobite prisoners are still visible in the church wall. From the graveyard, visitors can see Balnain House, another former government hospital after Culloden, and St Mary’s Church, which has Outlander connections.
• Abertarff House - Further along Church Street is Abertarff House, the oldest house in Inverness, which once served as the townhouse for the Fraser Chiefs.
• Cawdor Castle - Cawdor Castle will reopen on April 27, 2024. With its connections to Macbeth, Cawdor Castle is one of the few castles in the Highland area unaffected by the Jacobite uprisings. It has been home to the Thanes of Cawdor for centuries. Visitors can tour the castle, explore the magnificent gardens, and meet the Dowager Countess of Cawdor, who still resides in the castle.

• Private transportation
• On-board WiFi
• Bottled water
• Snacks
• Complimentary pick-up and drop-off

• Entrance Fees to attractions

Collecting you from the Port gate we travel along the shore of the Cromarty Firth and cross the Cromarty bridge to the Black Isle and make our way to Beauly Priory , the 13th century Monastery built for an order of Valliscaulian monks from Dijon in France and destroyed by Cromwells forces in the 16th Century. We will then make a brief stop to see some Highland Cattle ( see photo ) before we carry on over Culnakirk Hill to Drumnadrochit and visit Urquhart Castle which sits on a promontory jutting out in to Loch Ness , the views of the Loch are fantastic from here and it was near here where St Columba is reputed to have seen the Loch Ness Monster. We then head towards Inverness and as we come in to Inverness we pass the Hill of the Fairies. We stop to see the Cathedral and The Old High Church and we pass Inverness Castle and the statue of Flora Macdonald before we travel out to Clava Cairns and have lunch at Cawdor Castle before concluding our tour at Culloden Battlefield.

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