The Fight for Scottish Independence — During this fabulous tour we travel through magnificent Scottish scenery to encounter steep-sided verdant glens, shimmering lochs that reflect the towering mountains, thick magical woodland, romantic castle ruins, windswept pink/purple heather clad moorland dotted with silver streams, blanket bog and rocky outcrops. At carefully selected locations we will discuss the facts, fiction and myths that all contribute to Scotland’s legendary quixotic history and explore the sites where those dramatic events, whether they be actual, alleged or fictional, took place. See where the English soldier made his leap at Killicrankie, where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard at Glenfinnan and where the Highland charge was blunted by the British bayonet at Culloden. Drive through the Great Glen besides the banks of Loch Ness. Explore Urquhart and Stirling Castles and see how the Scots re-asserted their independence on the fields of Stirling Bridge and Bannockburn. In all an inspirational breath-taking journey through highland and glen that will immerse you in Gaelic culture, custom and history.

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