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A05 - Jacobite Heritage Tour from Inverness with Scottish History and Highland Heritage. A great adventure from Inverness to Fort William - From Nine Hours

Targe and claymore at CullodenWe leave Inverness having briefly looked at the location of the original Fort George beside the river Ness.

Heading westward we stop at Urquhart Castle which was put under siege by the Jacobites in 1692 and was eventually destroyed by government forces to stop it falling into the hands of the Jacobites.

Our next stop is at Fort Augustus where we will explain some of the fascinating Jacobite connections with this emotive place.  The original name of the village was Cille Chumein, which means "Church of Cumin" who was the first person to bring Christianity to the Highlands. In the 1720s, when General George Wade built his military fort in the village, it was named for King George II's favourite son, William Augustus Cumberland, later to be known as "The Butcher Cumberland". The village has been known, in English, as Fort Augustus ever since.

Also in Fort Augustus there is time to look at the the locks on the Caledonian Canal, completed by Telford in 1822.

From here we follow Stapleton's marchingFort Augustus once stood where Fort Augustus Abbey is today route back to the west where there is time for lunch at Fort William, named for William of Orange, the nemesis of James VII from whom the term Jacobite originated. It is interesting that the Highland Council is putting Gaelic place names on road signs today and, once in the west, you will see Fort William named An Gearasdan. There are many silent letters in Gaelic and the first "e" and the "d" are silent. The local people refused to call the fort "Fort William" because they supported James VII. For that reason they simply called it "the garrison".

Now we head northwest to see the actual spot where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard in 1745, before returning to Inverness and reaching the end of the tragic Jacobite trail at Culloden battlefield.

If time allows it may be possible to include a visit to see the outside of the 'new' Fort George which was constructed to finally put down the clan uprisings. We'll discuss other options with you on the day of the tour.

A great day for history buffs or those with ancestors involved in the uprisings.

Price: £270 for up to six passengers.

Ben Nevis, Scotland's Highest Mountain as seen from the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge in the Great Glen The Glenfinnan Monument, where Bonnie Prince Charlie came ashore in 1745. Yes the monument does lean and, yes, you may recognise the backdrop scenery from the Harry Potter film, Goblet of Fire The Ben Nevis Range of Mountains as seen from the Jacobite Heritage Tour to Fort William Beautiful Loch Lochy seen during the Jacobite Heritage Tour St Mary's Church near the Glenfinnan Monument seen during the Jacobite Heritage Tour How does somthing so pretty turn into something so stupid and so ugly so quickly?