Season 5 of the Outlander TV series is based on ‘The Fiery Cross’, the fifth book in the Outlander series written by Diana Gabaldon. But what does the fiery cross (in Gaelic ‘Crann Tara’) refer to? The fiery cross was a means of communicating among clans and was principally used as a signal for the… Continue reading The Fiery Cross/Calling of the Clans
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The “Faith” episode of Outlander in season 2 has affected quite a few Outlander fans who have found themselves in a similar situation as Claire. I have been where Claire was…. I myself lost twins, one at around 15 weeks into the pregnancy, the other was born at 26 weeks and lived for 2 1/2… Continue reading “Faith” Brought Us Together
The hill on which the Old High Church stands has had religious connections since 565AD when St Columba preached to the Pictish people of Inverness on the hill. There has always been religious structures on this site, the present Church was built between 1770 and 1772 but the lowest part of the west tower… Continue reading The Old High Church in Inverness and its Outlander Connections
Most Outlander Fans come to Inverness wanting to visit the real Craigh na Dun only to\n fi\nnd out that there is no such place but there is a standing stone circle that happens to be only five minutes drive from Culloden Battlefield called Clava Cairns and it is a wonderful place to visit. Diana only… Continue reading Outlander fans find the real ‘Craigh Na Dun’ in Inverness
In March 2016 we made a visit to Culloden House and were lucky enough to be given a tour of this amazing historical mansion. Bonnie Prince Charlie was known to have stayed here on the lead up to The Battle Of Culloden and is now a favourite place for Diana Gabaldon to stay when she is… Continue reading Our Visit To Culloden House
On the 5th October we found out that Outlander, Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan had all been nominated for a Scottish BAFTA . We were delighted with this as we’ve been waiting for it since Sam Heughan was there to present an award back in 2013. We weren’t going to go the Glasgow for the… Continue reading Outlander on the BAFTA Scotland Red Carpet 2016 with @Outlandish_UK
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