The battle of Culloden is to Scotland as the battle of Gettysberg is to the South; the end of the dream of independence. As history is written by the victor, the Scottish version of Culloden is subtly different from that of the English but there is consensus that Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Catholic allies were soundly defeated. As the battlefield is in Scotland it is sympathetic to Charles.
In the afternoon we stopped at Dunrobin Castle, home of the Earl and Countess of Sutherland. At one time Sutherland land totaled 2200 square miles. The largest landholding in Scotland.
In the gardens of Dunrobin we had a demonstration of Falconry. Carol and I have seen Falconers fly birds before but this one was absolutely the best we’ve seen.
We ended the day at Thurso in the far North of Scotland. As an unexpected bonus, the Thurso Pipe Band was having a concert along two blocks just a short way from our hotel.
Tom
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