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Historical travel guide

The Jacobite Trail

The Real History Behind Outlander — Told Through the Places It Happened

This is not a normal guidebook. It is the story of a cause that refused to die — told through the landscapes where it happened, from the streets of Edinburgh to the remote glens of the Highlands. Read it as a story, focus on a single place, or follow it as a journey.

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Contents
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How to use this guide

Part One: Understanding the Jacobites

  • Why This Guide Exists
  • How to Use This Guide
  • A Cause is Born
  • The 1715 Rising
  • The Bonnie Prince Returns
  • The Clans March South
  • The Road to Disaster
  • The Legacy of Jacobitism

Part Two: The Jacobite Trail

  • Edinburgh — Palace of Holyroodhouse, The Royal Mile, National Museum of Scotland
  • Stirling — Stirling Castle, Mote Hill, Sheriffmuir Battlefield
  • Inverness — Culloden Battlefield, The Old High Church, Fort George, Castle Leod

Part Three: The Wider Jacobite World

  • Killiecrankie
  • Eilean Donan Castle
  • Ruthven Barracks
  • Glenfinnan Monument
  • Battle of Littleferry
  • Roderick Mackenzie's Grave
  • Flora MacDonald's Grave

Following the Jacobite Trail

  • Suggested Route
  • Continue the Journey

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