The major piece of local history around here is to be the Battle of Culloden (1746), the last battle fought on British soil. We visited the battleground yesterday, but there was nothing to see except an old cottage that had nothing to do with the battle anyway, so I've got a picture of this instead. This is Fort George. After Bonnie Prince Charlie, the pretender to the throne, was defeated at Culloden, George II had this fort built to subdue the highlanders. Ironically, it now server as the working barracks of the Queen's Own Highlanders themselves.
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