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Croy And Culloden Moor

Culloden Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Culloden Battlefield

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United Kingdom

Scotland

Highlands

Croy And Culloden Moor

Culloden Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Culloden Battlefield

Moderate

hikers

Culloden Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Culloden Battlefield

02:30

9.35km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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119 m

Culloden Visitor Centre

Highlight • Cafe

Run by the National Trust for Scotland, there is an Exhibition, cafe, toilets, and gift shop. Lots of parking, but expect it to be very busy in the tourist season.

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297 m

Culloden Battlefield Cottage

Highlight • Historical Site

A reconstruction of an old cottage, used probably as a hospital for the battlefield

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1.07 km

View of the Countryside Near Inverness

Highlight • Viewpoint

1.41 km

The River Nairn rises in the Monadhliath Mountains of the Scottish Highlands. From here it flows 35 miles northeast through Strathnairn, passing Culloden Moor, site of the Battle of Culloden in 1746, before entering the Moray Firth at Nairn.

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2.35 km

Culloden Viaduct

Highlight • Historical Site

The Culloden viaduct was designed by Chief Engineer Murdoch Paterson and built by the Highland railway. Its impressive 29 arches span both the valley and River Nairn. Opened in 1889 …

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2.83 km

Clava Cairns

Highlight • Natural Monument

Clava cairns are a localized form of Late Neolithic megalithic structures in Scotland. Twelve of these only about 50 artificial round mounds are in the county of Inverness-shire. The best …

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9.35 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.77 km

1.28 km

307 m

Surfaces

6.98 km

1.57 km

430 m

375 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

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Friday 26 June

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80 %

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Culloden Viaduct – Clava Cairns loop from Culloden Battlefield

Culloden Visitor Centre

Culloden Battlefield Cottage

View of Culloden Viaduct

View of the Countryside Near Inverness

Leanach Farm

River Nairn

Culloden Viaduct

Clava Cairns

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