Our first stop this morning will be just outside of Inverness, at Culloden, site of the last battle to be fought on British soil. It was here in 1746 that Bonnie Prince Charlie s Jacobite forces were decimated by King George II s army and today the battlefield has been recreated to appear as it did in 1746. It was founded in 1224, but in 1390 it was burned by the Wolf of Badenoch. It was subsequently rebuilt but fell into disrepair after the Reformation. Overnight in Aberdeen.
Dinner is provided tonight along with full Scottish breakfast tomorrow morning.
Monday August 6th - Dundee Depart Aberdeen this morning and drive west along the banks of the River Dee. Our first stop this morning will be at the town of Stonehaven where you will enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of the surrounding coast. Continue to Dunottar Castle, seat of the Earls Marischals of Scotland. During the 17th Century, the fortress played an important role in the protection of the Scottish Crown Jewels against the might of Cromwell s army. This afternoon, a stop will be made at the town of Arbroath.