Culloden Battlefield is an iconic and emotive site. It was the last pitched battle to be fought on British soil.

Even today, so many years after the Jacobite army faced the Government troop, the events of that day remain deeply ingrained and significant in the consciousness of the Scottish people.

Acknowledging this, The National Trust for Scotland, is redeveloping the site to include an exciting and innovative new visitor centre and a reworking of the battlefield interpretation.  The Culloden Battlefield Memorial Project will allow The NTS to present with dignity and impartiality the drama of the battle and the events that lead to it and the aftermath.

The new Culloden Visitor Centre is being positioned to minimise its impact on the battlefield and will replace the existing centre, which sits on part of the government line. The centre will be built using environmental design principles. It will use locally sourced wood chips to fuel a Biomass boiler plant to provide the heating.

The battlefield has been returned it to its original state on the eve of the battle. Archaeologists worked with a research team to redefine the Government and Jacobite lines.

The exhibition at the new centre will be presented in an engaging way and will take the visitor on a character-based journey through the story. The visitor will hear voices from the past, interact with living history, touch the past through artefacts and take an emotionally charged journey.

Find out more by logging on to: www.culloden.org.uk