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We are a small group of Outlander fans who live in or around Inverness . We are all part of the UK Outlander Group OutlandishUK
Cooking and Baking with ‘OUTLANDER KITCHEN: To the New World and Back Again’

Cooking and Baking with ‘OUTLANDER KITCHEN: To the New World and Back Again’

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Theresa Carle-Sanders, author of the popular Outlander Kitchen, got in touch with Inverness Outlanders a few weeks ago ahead of the publication of her second official Outlander Companion Cookbook Outlander Kitchen: To the New World and Back. She was looking for some willing Inverness Outlanders to try out and review a few of her recipes.… Continue reading Cooking and Baking with ‘OUTLANDER KITCHEN: To the New World and Back Again’

The Fiery Cross/Calling of the Clans

The Fiery Cross/Calling of the Clans

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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

The Old High Church in Inverness and its Outlander Connections 

The Old High Church in Inverness and its Outlander Connections 

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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 

Outlander fans find the real ‘Craigh Na Dun’ in Inverness

Outlander fans find the real ‘Craigh Na Dun’ in Inverness

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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

Outlander on the BAFTA Scotland Red Carpet 2016 with @Outlandish_UK

Outlander on the BAFTA Scotland Red Carpet 2016 with @Outlandish_UK

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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

Diana Gabaldon gives an Emotional Talk at Culloden

Diana Gabaldon gives an Emotional Talk at Culloden

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On the 22nd of July 2016 Diana Gabaldon gave her first ever talk at Culloden Visitor Centre and we were lucky enough get some of the 70 tickets available for this  event as were Outlandish UK members of which there were a lot in attendance. We have seen Diana a good  few times but this… Continue reading Diana Gabaldon gives an Emotional Talk at Culloden

270th Anniversary of The Battle of Culloden

270th Anniversary of The Battle of Culloden

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The Battle of Culloden took place on 16th April 1746…..exactly 270 years later many people travelled far and wide to pay their respects to all those that fell on that fateful day on the moor. Just like last year we attended the Midnight service held at the cairn the night before (15th April). Our blog from… Continue reading 270th Anniversary of The Battle of Culloden