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A Batalha de Culloden no dia 16 de abril de 1746, entre as tropas do governo britânico e os rebeldes jacobitas, ocorreu no pântano de Culloden ( Culloden Muir, também conhecidos como Drummossie Muir) perto de Inverness, na Escócia, e terminou com uma vitória para as tropas do governo inglês. [ 1] Os jacobitas (católicos), fiéis ao jovem ...
Targe (from Old Franconian targa 'shield', Proto-Germanic *targo 'border') was a shield used by Scottish Highlanders in the early modern period. From the late 16th century, until the Battle of Culloden in 1746, the Scottish Highlander's main means of defence in battle was his targe. In February 1596 the clan leader John Grant of Freuchie was ...
Westhill, Highland. / 57.46929; -4.15893. Westhill ( Gaelic: Cnoc Shuas) is a commuter village on the eastern outskirts of the city of Inverness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the city centre, between Cradlehall and Culloden, to the south of the Moray Firth. The historic Culloden Battlefield lies 2 ...
Category. : Culloden, Highland. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Culloden (Gaelic Cùil Lodair) is a village to the east of the city of Inverness in Scotland. The Battle of Culloden took place in 1746, on the nearby Culloden Moor. See also category: Battle of Culloden. Culloden.
Clan Fraser of Lovat (Scottish Gaelic: Friseal [ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠ ˈfɾʲiʃəl̪ˠ]) is a Highland Scottish clan and the principal branch of Clan Fraser. The Frasers of Lovat are strongly associated with Inverness and the surrounding area since the Clan's founder gained lands there in the 13th century.
Clan Campbell ( Scottish Gaelic: Na Caimbeulaich [na ˈkʰaimbəl̪ˠɪç]) is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans. [4] The Clan Campbell lands are in Argyll and within their lands lies Ben Cruachan. The chief of the clan became Earl of Argyll and later Duke of Argyll .
The Highlands ( Scots: the Hielands; Scottish Gaelic: a' Ghàidhealtachd [ə ˈɣɛːəl̪ˠt̪ʰəxk], lit. 'the place of the Gaels ') is a historical region of Scotland. [1] [failed verification] Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots language replaced Scottish ...
