Invernesshire's Mysterious Sites -------------Hauntings-------------- Culloden Moor Culloden House Loch Ashie Ruthven Barracks --------------Major Sites----------- Bulnaraun of Clava Loch Ness ----------Burial Chambers----------- Corrimony Chambered Cairn ---------------Other Sites-------------- Loch Morar Boleskine House ---------------Folklore------------- The Well of Heads Tomnahurich Hill Home Site Map Map England Map Scotland Map Wales Map Culloden Moor There is a tradition of haunted battle sites in Britain and Culloden is no exception, ghostly soldiers are supposed to appear on the anniversary of the battle on the 16th of April, and the cries of soldiers and the clash of steel has also been reported. The spectre of one of the highlanders is also said to frequent the area, he is tall in stature with drawn features - he is supposed to say, "defeated" in hushed tones when encountered. One woman visiting the moor from Edinburgh in August 1936 lifted a tartan cloth covering one of the mounds - which mark the Jacobite graves - to discover a dead highlander underneath it. Another tradition attached to these grave mounds is that birds do not sing in their vicinity, perhaps hushed by the ominous atmosphere. There are numerous wells dotted around the area, on the battle site itself and nearby. St Mary's Well is said to be haunted by the ghosts of the dead Highlanders, and a Clootie Well in Culloden wood is festooned with brightly coloured rags, offerings from people wishing to be cured of ailments. For more on the history of Culloden click Map ref: NH 74 45 Directions: The car park for the visitors centre is off the B9006 from Inverness or Croy.