Outlander experience in the scottish highlands from. For many years, it played second fiddle to its more famous neighbour, culloden battlefield. There are larger prehistoric sites in scotland, and there are much better known ones. Fast forward 8 years, and its now a hit series and has caused a major spike in scottish tourism. Clava cairns near inverness, scotland for the love of. Unfortunately for those loyal viewers seeking to see craigh na dun in reallife, its a fictional place, so theres not an exact real life location to plan a trip around. Mysterious clava cairns of scotland historic mysteries. If a fan of outlander books this is a must see clava. The success of diana gabeldons outlander novels, and the resultant tv series, has been something of a phenomenon and has brought a new focus and a virtual explosion of interest to many of the historic sites throughout scotland.
Thus, they have become the standard for categorization of similar structures. Experience the battlefield of culloden, touch the standing stones of clava cairns, cruise along loch ness and visit the ruins of urquhart castle. The outlander series presently comprises eight published novels, the time travel novels centre on claire beauchamp, randall fraser and james alexander malcolm. Clava cairns in inverness has been popular with tourists after the television show outlander was shot there pictured is sam heughan as jamie fraser and caitriona balfe as claire fraser in the fictional craige na dun. Filming locations for outlander clava cairns, inverness. The outlander series presently comprises eight published novels, the time travel novels centre on claire beauchamp, randall fraser and james alexander malcolm mackenzie fraser, and are set in scotland, and america. Private loch ness, culloden battlefield and clava cairns.
A hugely significant and exceptionally well preserved prehistoric site, clava cairns is a fantastic example of the distant history of highland scotland, dating back about 4,000 years. Outlander tour join us on a tour back in time where you can explore beautiful settings and key locations from the smashhit television show outlander. Culloden battlefield, a few miles to the east of inverness attracts a huge number of visitors every each year. True or not, these stones share the fictitious stones location closely. However, even if you only know the tv show, the tour which leads to these 10 stops and more will steal your heart, even if you only know the tv show. However, with accusations coming from local residents and other fans, these claims ar. Outlander fans swarm clava cairns site that inspired the. Achetez et telechargez ebook the outlander series bundle.
The clava cairns are said to have inspired the fictitious craigh na dun standing stones, which send the main character, claire, back in time. Clava cairns or the prehistoric burial cairns of bulnuaran of clava are a group of three bronze age cairns located near inverness. Clava cairns ancient burial ground visit inverness loch ness. If the clava cairns outlander selfie isnt enough and youre eager to visit the film location of craigh na dun, then you need only head to kinloch rannoch moor in perthshire. There is also a place near inverness called the clava cairns, which has a. We really hope this is a huge exaggeration, or misunderstanding. How to visit outlanders craigh na dun stones in real life. Clava cairns near inverness, scotland almost a decade ago now, my mom got me hooked on a little book series known as, outlander. We went on a 10day outlander tour of scotland, leading to key locations of the outlander book series in the scottish highlands and islands.
The first novel in the bestselling outlander series. Clava cairns arent actually mentioned in diana gabaldons books and the author hadnt even visited scotland at the time of writing the first book so there isnt a real craigh na dun to be found. Unlike the starz episode, in outlander book, claire hears the awful truth of the scourging from war chief, dougal mackenzie. Clava cairns on an outlander tours by black kilt tours. Outlander fans reported to be damaging clava cairns.
Its the location of a tragic outlander scene, and a catastrophic battle between jacobites and government troops. Readers, be cautioned that some of the answers to these questions will contain spoilers. A few minutes later, randall came out, the whip tucked under his arm, and the lead plummets at the tips of the lashes clicking softly together as he walked. The scottish press has reported claims that outlander fans visiting the clava cairns standing stones near inverness are damaging the bronze age site. You get a personal guided walk at the prehistoric bronze age site known as balnuaran of clava, or more commonly clava cairns. That all changed in 2014, with the release of the tv dramatization of diana gabaldons popular outlander novel. With outlander season 5 wrapping up, we break down everything you need to know about the outlander books, whether youre looking to dive. The fifth novel in the bestselling outlander series now a major tv series. These faq pages are in the process of being updated. Clava cairns come in two types, and both are represented in the group of three you find in the truly wonderful wooded setting at balnuaran. Glen affric ancient pines, shimmering lochs, and steep mountains abound in scotlands most beautiful glen. If you mean, why did i write books set in scotland but that otherwise defy. You can find the clava cairns near inverness, and although not perched on a hill, they are surrounded by trees and fields.
Outlander, dragonfly in amber, voyager, drums of autumn english edition. The most popular month to go is august, which has the most number of tour departures. Clava cairns, dating back 4,000 years, is the inspiration for the legendary television series outlander. The outlander novels have been published in 27 countries and 24 languages, so far. Departing inverness, we journey east in the footsteps of jamie and claire to culloden battlefield. If you dont want to know anything about the future books, be cautious in your reading. The highlands is the centre stage of the unfolding story both in fact and the tapestry of fictional story.
Weve got 10 tours going to clava cairns, starting from just 3 days in length, and the longest tour is days. But here are a few places where you can catch a glimpse of the outlander magic. Outlander locations in the highlands wilderness scotland. The castle dates from the 15th century and sits in the largest formal garden in scotland. The clava cairns remain one of the finest examples of prehistoric structures. Mini outlandish adventure three day tour from edinburgh staying two nights in inverness. Diana in the clava cairns outlander, outlander book. This spectacular site of scottish history has become vastly more popular with tourists since the recent release of the outlander books and tv series.
As well as outlander sites, we put the books into context and explore a little of what life was like for a highlander in the 18th century. Clava cairns the real craigh na dun true highlands. Our new outlander tour from inverness explores the locations used in the popular tv and book series. But only a few of those visitors realise that only a mile to the south east lies a very different link with the past, every bit as evocative as culloden and in many ways more tangible, despite dating back to around 2000bc. Apparently diana only visited clava cairns for the first time after she had written the the first outlander book and was surprised that it happened to have a cleft stone in it. This site is also mentioned in the outlander books. Outlander fans swarm clava cairns site that inspired the show tourists are flocking to the clava cairns, the ancient burial monument that inspired the timetravel tv hit outlander. In inverness, theres a formation of standing stones called clava cairns which may have inspired us author diana gabaldon when she was first writing the outlander novels. We have written a blog on the subject of craigh na dun. All photos have been taken by andrew nicholson, who will also be taking your tour photos. Properly termed prehistoric burial cairns of balnuaran of clava whew, the name is often shortened to just clava cairns.
S03 all day diana gabaldon outlander special tour this is the classic the one day diana gabaldon outlander tour from inverness to culloden, clava, lallybrochtype house, castle leod and other mackenzie and fraser locations featured in the stories whilst checking the content of this tour, and giving it her blessing, diana gabaldon also gave permission for the inclusion of this link to her. I will try to note which questions contain spoilers, but cant promise that ill catch everything. More than 30 cairns found along the rivers enrick, beauly, and spey are also known as clava cairns because of their similarity to these original three structures, all of which mystify. While craigh na dun, the mysterious stone circle where claire falls through time in scotland to the 1700s in the books and television series does not actually exist, clava cairns is understood to be author diana gabaldon s inspiration for the spot. Clava cairns is a wellpreserved bronze age cemetery near inverness in the scottish highlands. Today we journey to the outlander related historic location of clava cairns. Prehistoric burial cairns of bulnuaran of clava or clava cairns. Oct 8, 2014 this pin was discovered by mary lois hart. Loved visiting clava cairns, the site is well preserved and it is fun to wander all around the stones and go inside the middle of them too.
Behind the scenes in the scottish highlands june 16, 2016 an exclusive look into the romantic landscapes and local sites featured in diana gabaldons beloved books and the starz cult television series. Enjoy pictures of our outlander tour, covering outlander book, filming and historic locations around scotland. This 5hour tour will allow you to walk in the footsteps of diana gabaldons timetravelling nurse claire randall and her heroic jacobite highland warrior jamie fraser. Clava cairns craigh na dun inspiration for outlander. Clava cairns craigh na dun inspiration for outlander tv series. There is a large visitor centre at culloden with many fine exhibits, free to members of the national trust. We have been running these guided outlander tours for sixteen years, and are delighted at their success. The clava cairns has often been hailed as the inspiration for outlander s craigh na dun. A cairn is a humanmade pile or stack of stones and the word comes from the scottish gaelic. Starzs outlander returns for its fifth season on sunday, february 16, adapting the fifth novel in diana gabaldons series, the fiery cross. Outlander fans attempt to contact the dead at clava cairns. Clava cairns travel through winding back roads and discover a 4,000yearold cemetery.
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