A low modern stone and timber visitor centre building sits into a grassy hillside, a paved path leading to its glazed entrance.

Inverness

Culloden Visitor Centre

The National Trust for Scotland's centre on Culloden Moor, where the last Jacobite Rising ended in 1746, with a museum, a battle immersion theatre and the battlefield.

Welcome

On 16 April 1746, on this open moor east of Inverness, the last Jacobite Rising came to its end.

The Jacobite army faced the Government troops of the Duke of Cumberland in the last pitched battle ever fought on British soil. It lasted less than an hour, and around 1,600 men died, 1,500 of them Jacobites.

The National Trust for Scotland's visitor centre sits low into the edge of the moor. Its museum tells the story from both sides, with weapons and objects from the battle, and a 360-degree theatre puts you in the middle of the fighting. From the roof garden you look out over the ground itself.

Out on the moor, flags fly over the rough grass, and paths lead past memorial stones to the restored 18th-century Leanach Cottage, thatched and low. It is a quiet, moving place; walk it slowly.

Before you go

The visitor centre is open daily, 9am to 5pm, with last entry at 4.30pm; the battlefield is open daily.

Adults £12.50, children £8; parking £5; free for Trust members.

Where: Culloden Moor, east of Inverness.
Centre: 9am to 5pm; last entry 4.30pm.
Adults: £12.50; children £8.

Opening hours

Monday: 9am–5pm
Tuesday: 9am–5pm
Wednesday: 9am–5pm
Thursday: 9am–5pm
Friday: 9am–5pm
Saturday: 9am–5pm
Sunday: 9am–5pm

Did you know

A line of dark storm clouds hangs over a distant treeline above a field of golden long grass.

Did you know

Less than an hour.

The Battle of Culloden lasted no more than an hour.

Snow-capped mountains rise faintly behind a treeline and two orange-topped fence posts in a field of golden long grass beneath a cloudy sky.

Did you know

The last battle.

Culloden was the last pitched battle fought on British soil.

Hidden Scotland

From our guide to Inverness-shire

On 16 April 1746, on this open moor east of Inverness, the last Jacobite Rising came to its end in less than an hour. Around 1,600 men died, most of them Jacobites. The National Trust for Scotland's visitor centre tells the story from both sides, with weapons and belongings from the battle, and a 360-degree theatre puts you in the middle of the fighting. Out on the moor, flags fly over the rough grass, and paths lead past memorial stones to the thatched Leanach Cottage. It is a quiet, moving place, so walk it slowly.

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