Culloden Battlefield lies roughly 5 miles outside of Inverness, Scotland. It marks the place were countless men lost their lives & where the Jacobite Uprising effectively came to an end in April 16, 1746.
Well of the Dead: the fighting was savage in this part of the field. The battlefield was boggy, cold & miserable. Soldiers climbed over the fallen bodies of comrades & enemies to engage in battle.
These memorial markers were erected many years after the battle in 1881 by the land owner Duncan Forbes. Today, it is a field like any other, peaceful & lush. Locals were walking their dogs or taking a jog.
We came to pay our respects to those that lost their lives & remember. I couldn't help but say a little prayer for the past, present & future. May we find release from injustice & learn to resolve our conflicts in the world today.
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A sad day in Scottish history.
Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger
Gorgeous colors in the middle photo.
I hope one day to be able to visit. It is after all the country that my Dad came from.
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It's sad to know how many died. We have similar places in the South that thousands died in the Civil War and often times, there is nothing to mark them. One of the bloodiest battlesites in Atlanta has I-20 (a very busy interstate highway) going right over it.
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