On 16 April 1746, the Jacobite Rising came to a head at Culloden and the repercussions, especially on the Gaelic culture of the Highlands, were felt for many generations.
We visited Culloden at the beginning of February and even though the battle fought here happened a long time ago, you can still feel something in the air.
Over the coming weeks I will be sharing more photographs and a few poems I wrote while we were here.
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Long
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Places like that do seem to have a special ‘feeling’ about them. I thought the same when we visited Flodden. Have a peaceful rest of the day 💕🐕💕🤗xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy 💚 I can imagine Flodden having a very similar feel. A peaceful rest of the day to you too from all of us here 🤗💕🐕 xxx
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Thank you, Xenia 🤗💚🐕xxx
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I can imagine the sadness that still pervades the place. Such a pivotal and devastating chapter of Highland history.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Eliza, it is a profoundly moving place to visit and part of it stays with you 💚
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Wow. It is amazing how the atmosphere holds onto what happened years ago.
Wishing you a good week.
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Thank you kindly dear Bella, it truly is. A blessed week to you too from all of us here 💜🙏 xxx
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I look forward to more Xenia 🙂
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Thank you kindly dear Brian 😊
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There is something very moving about battlefields. Thank you, Xenia 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Sue and thank you too for hosting this thoughtful challenge 💜
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So many places like this, in the past and in the present.
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Thank you kindly dear Laurie, it is so sad to see 💔
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There certainly seems to be a sense of deep silence in these images. I just read a bit about the battle, and I’ll look forward to the photos and poetry you mentioned. 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Mike, there is a deep silence here and it is very moving to sit with these energies for a while 🙏
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Looking forward to reading the poems
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Thank you kindly dear Karina 💜
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We recently enjoyed watching Sir Tony Robinson’s wonderful series, Walking Through History, Xenia! One of his walks touched on this very subject so your words and atmospheric captures bring back the story he told…I’m looking forward to reading more…
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Kim, so lovely to hear you enjoyed walking through history too 💜
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