Outlander

As i enjoyed watching the TV Series 'Outlander' a lot of the scenes are filmed in places that i have visited in the past, i thought i would add all those places onto one page.


GLENCOE..
Glen Coe is a glen of volcanic origins, in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the north of Argyll, close to the border with Lochaber.

It is often considered one of the most spectacular and beautiful places in Scotland, and is a part of the designated National Scenic Area of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe. The narrow glen shows a grim grandeur. The glen, approaching from the east on the main A82 road, is surrounded by wild and precipitous mountains. Further west at Invercoe, the landscape has a softer beauty before the main entrance to the glen.

The main settlement is the nearby village of Glencoe located at the foot of the glen, near the site of the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe.


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The Glen is named after the River Coe which runs through it. The name of the river may predate the Gaelic language as its meaning is not known although it is possible that the name stems from an individual personal name, Comhan (genitive Comhain).

Another theory gives 'glen of the dogs'.
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Glencoe appeared in the opening scene of Outlander Series 1 episode 1.

BO'NESS and KINNEIL RAILWAY..
The Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway is a heritage railway in Bo'ness, near Edinburgh, Scotland. It is operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS), and operates a total of over 5 miles of track (between Bo'ness and Manuel Junction, via Kinneil and Birkhill), virtually the entire Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway that became part of the former North British Railway on the Firth of Forth.
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Bo'ness railway station is the nucleus of the planned Scottish Railway Museum..



The station was transformed to double as a wartime London railway station where two of the main characters, Claire and Frank, say their goodbyes.
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CALLENDAR HOUSE..
Callendar Prk, Falkirk...is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, central Scotland. During the 19th century, it was redesigned and extended in the style of a French Renaissance château fused with elements of Scottish baronial architecture. However, the core of the building is a 14th-century tower house.





During its 600-year history, Callendar House has played host to many prominent historical figures, including Mary, Queen of Scots, Oliver Cromwell, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Queen Victoria. The current building is by far the most substantial historical building in the area, with a 300 foott frontage. It is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.
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The house lies on the line of the 2nd-century Antonine Wall, built by the Romans from the Firth of Clyde to the Firth of Forth. In the 12th century Thanes Hall or Thane House, located to the east of the present house, was one of the seats of the Callander family who were Thanes of Callander. In the fourteenth century the 5th Thane Sir Patrick Callander, supported the claim of Edward Balliol to the throne of Scotland. Sir Patrick Callander was later attainted and his estates were forfeited.
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In Outlander, Callendar House was used in “Vengeance is Mine”. It was here that Murtagh, learns about the Duke of Sandringham organised the the attack in Paris that resulted in the rape of Mary Hawkins. He swiftly decapitates the English Duke. Presenting the head, he announces to Mary and Claire “I kept my word. I lay my vengeance at your feet”.

CULROSS (Coo-ross)..
Is a village and former royal burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland.The Royal Burgh acts as the fictional village of Cranesmuir, where Geillis Duncan lives with her husband, the procurator fiscal. Geillis and Claire share an interest in the healing qualities of plants and herbs, although Geillis's interests have a much darker side. Claire and Geillis are marched through the streets of Cranesmuir when suspected of witchcraft.
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The Mercat Cross underwent a temporary colour change from white for filming, to match the surrounding buildings that were painted grey and brown.




Culross Palace.

The main square features in the dramatic scene where a small boy has his ear pinned to the post, having been caught stealing; while Claire creates a distraction, Jamie sets him free.
Culross Palace is used in some first season episodes of Outlander.
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Culross Palace has been used to provide filming locations for a number of episodes. One is the palace garden, used as the herb garden at Castle Leoch. Another season one location was the palace Withdrawing Room doubling as Geillis Duncan’s parlour.

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My pictures of Culross, HERE
Culross wiki... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culross
National Trust http://www.nts.org.uk/Outlander/Culross-Palace/
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DOUNE CASTLE
Doune Castle is a medieval stronghold near the village of Doune, in the Stirling district of central Scotland.  The stunning Doune Castle near Stirling plays a leading role in the show, substituting for the fictional Castle Leoch – home to Colum MacKenzie and his clan in the 18th century.
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It also features in the 20th century episode when Claire and Frank visit the castle in ruins on a day trip. Visit this once royal residence and picture the grand banquets that would have once been held here.
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ABERDOUR CASTLE ..
Aberdour Castle is located in the village of Easter Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two oldest datable standing castles in Scotland, along with Castle Sween in Argyll, which was built at around the same time.





The delightful 12th century Aberdour Castle doubles as the fictional monastery where Claire and Murtagh bring Jamie to recover after his ordeal at the prison; the Old Kitchen and Long Gallery were used for filming.





Situated on the Fife coast, this splendid ruined castle was once a luxurious Renaissance home, and is amongst the oldest standing masonry castles in Scotland.
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Aberdour Castle wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdour_Castle
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BLACKNESS CASTLE
Standing looking out over the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh is the impressive Blackness Castle, often referred to as 'the ship that never sailed' due to its ship-like shape.

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This 15th century fortress provides the setting for the Fort William headquarters of Black Jack Randall, as well as featuring in the heart-wrenching scene of Jamie's incarceration and whipping on the gallows..

Me playing the pipes on the pier

 

CULLODEN

Culloden is 5 miles east of Inverness. Scotland.

On 16 April 1746, the final Jacobite Rising came to a brutal head in one of the most harrowing battles in British history.
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Jacobite supporters, seeking to restore the Stuart monarchy to the British thrones, gathered to fight the Duke of Cumberland's government troops. It was the last pitched battle on British soil and, in less than an hour, around 1,500 men were slain – more than 1,000 of them Jacobites


DYSART HARBOUR
Dysart, Fife.. is a former town and royal burgh located on the south-east coast between Kirkcaldy and West Wemyss in Fife. The town is now considered to be a suburb of Kirkcaldy. Dysart was once part of a wider estate owned by the St Clair or Sinclair family. They were responsible for gaining burgh of barony status for the town towards the end of the 15th century.
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The first record of the town was made in the early 13th century, its initial role being to settle civil matters between the church and landowners. During the middle of the 15th century, trade with the Low Countries began for salt and coal exportation. In the 16th and 17th centuries, trade expanded to the Baltic Countries. Dysart acquired two nicknames: "Salt Burgh" and "Little Holland" as a result.
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Following the sudden decline of the town's harbour caused by the closure of the Lady Blanche Pit, the town was amalgamated into the royal burgh of Kirkcaldy under an act of parliament in 1930.
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Urban clearance during the 1950s and 1960s saw large parts of the historic town demolished for new housing. Demand from the town's residents meant that part of the historic town — most notably the 16th-century and the 18th-century houses of Pan Ha' opposite the harbour — were salvaged and preserved for future generations. Today, Dysart retains an individual character within the boundary of neighbouring Kirkcaldy..
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In Outlander Dysart harbour is portrayed as the French port of La Harve in 1740 where Jamie and Claire land when they escaped to France and where Claire discovers smallpox on the Comte St Germain's (Stanley Weber) ship.



GLEN FINNICH..
The glen is located on the A809 just before it meets the B843 on the Carnock Burn.

Glen Finnich is said to have been the meeting place for druids 2,000 years ago, it remains almost completely hidden from the road nearby.



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Finnich Glen is a 100ft gorge, the water runs a blood-like red thanks to the red sandstone it flows over called The Carnock Burn, and features steep walls and dramatic overhangs.

Before the name Finnich Glen came into use, the gorge had been known by the name Ashdow, perhaps for the Gaelic "uisge dubh" – "black water"; modern large-scale OS mapping gives Ashdhu as an alternative name for Finnich Glen..
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The glen can be reached by means of a flight of steps which has been nicknamed Jacob's Ladder or, by association with the rock, the Devil's Staircase. That flight of steps was made between 150 and 200 years ago at the behest of Mr Blackburn, the then proprietor of the Killearn estate.
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Appearing in episode 6 (The Garrison Commander) of season 1, Finnich Glen is used as St Ninian’s Spring, also known as Liar’s Spring. Dougal asks Claire to drink from the spring. When she does, he accepts that he should trust her.


DRUMMOND CASTLE GARDENS...
Drummond Gardens
Muthill
Crieff
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Season 2...
Standing in for the ornate park and orchard of the Palace of Versailles in France, Drummond Castle Gardens near Crieff are one of Europe’s finest examples of a formal garden. Designed in the Italian parterre style, the gardens are approached by a mile-long driveway of beech trees that leads to the imposing walls of Drummond Castle. Look out for the peacocks which lend an aristocratic air to the garden's scenery! Note: the castle is not open to the public.



View from top of the stairs (Ken Fitzpatrick)



Drummond Castle was built on a rocky outcrop by John, 1st Lord Drummond around 1490. The 2nd Earl, a Privy Councillor to James VI and Charles I, succeeded in 1612 and is credited with transforming both the gardens and the castle between 1630-1636. The keep still stands but the rest of the castle was restored and largely remodelled by the 1st Earl of Ancaster in 1890.

Early records mention Lord Drummond sending cherries to James IV in 1508, when the monarch was hunting in nearby Glen Artney Forest. The 2nd Earl must have owned a significant garden and the presence of the sundial (installed in 1630) goes some way to confirming this.

 

Towards the end of the 17th century the 4th Earl was credited with planning and beginning an avenue of four rows of trees from the castle to Perth, some 20 miles away! One of the gardeners employed at the time was John Reid, who later wrote The Scots Gard’ner, the first Scottish gardening book published in 1683.



looking back towards the Castle (Ken Fitzpatrick)

FALKLAND... (Inverness)

In season 1,  Falkland, a small town in Fife, Scotland, was used to portray the city of Inverness of 1946. Claire and Frank arrive there on their second honeymoon.

 

While there they meet Mrs Baird, the somewhat mysterious owner of their bed and breakfast, Mrs Baird's Guesthouse (The Convenanter Hotel) as well as the local minister, Reverend Wakefield.

 

The Convenanter Hotel (Mrs Baird's Guesthouse) 

 

Bruce's Fountain with Fayre Earth gift shop to the left and
Campbell's Coffee Shop to the right

 

The Bruce Fountain, where the ghost of Jamie looks up at Claire’s room; Lomond Pharmacy which doubles as Campbell’s Coffee Shop; and Fayre Earth Gift Shop as Farrell’s Hardware and Furniture Store, where Claire stops to look at a vase in the window.

In Season 2, the village appears as Inverness in both the 18th and 20th centuries, and one of the palace cellars is used as an apothecary’s room.

Falkland Palace (Ken Fitzpatrick)

 



MIDHOPE CASTLE... (Lallybroch)
Hopetoun Estate, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Midhope Castle is a 16th-century tower house in Scotland. It is situated in the hamlet of Abercorn on the Hopetoun estate, About 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the west of South Queensferry, on the outskirts of Edinburgh. It is a Category A listed building.

Three Pictures of Midhope Castle (Ken Fitzpatrick)



 

 
In the TV Series Outlander (Midhope Castle) Lallybroch  (also known as Broch Tuarach) is

the ancestral home of Jamie Fraser, left to Jamie by his parents, Brian and Ellen, Lallybroch is also home to Jamie’s sister, Jenny, her husband Ian Murray and their children.

With Lallybroch being an important part of the Outlander story, much use is made of Midhope Castle.