Invergordon Outlander tour: Culloden, Urquhart Castle & whisky

Touch the stone that sent Claire back 200 years, then walk a battlefield where the Highlands fell.

This six-hour guided tour from Invergordon traces locations that inspired the Outlander series across the Scottish Highlands, starting at Clava Cairns (the stone Claire touched to travel through time), then moving through Culloden Battlefield with its 4D cinema, Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness, Beauly Priory, and Glen Ord Distillery. A live English-speaking guide leads the route in an air-conditioned vehicle. Whisky tasting at the distillery is included, though castle and battlefield admissions are separate. Minimum age is 18.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Clava Cairns20m
2. Culloden Battlefield1h
3. Urquhart Castle1h · entry included
4. Glen Ord Distillery30m

Explore Outlander locations in Highlands

• Touch the stone at Clava Cairns
• Walk around Culloden Battlefield
• See Bonnie Prince Charlie's headquarters
• Visit Urquhart Castle and Loch Ness shore
• Stop at Beauly Priory
• Meet Highland cows at the farm
• Enjoy whisky tasting at Glen Ord Distillery

The experience

You start at Clava Cairns, the standing stone that anchors the Outlander time-travel premise. From there the tour moves to Culloden Battlefield, where you walk the ground of the 1746 clash and watch a 4D cinema that puts you inside the fighting. The Fraser Stone marks where clan members fell. This is the historical spine of the day, not a recreation, but the actual field where the Highlands' armed resistance ended.

Urquhart Castle sits on the shore of Loch Ness, partially ruined since 1692 when it was deliberately destroyed to keep Jacobite forces from using it. The Outlander narrative places Claire here washing at the water's edge, where she senses something ancient in the loch. You get time to walk the ruins and the shoreline yourself. Beauly Priory, a 15th-century structure, closes the historical thread: the place Jamie Fraser left for France, and where a possible connection to a James Fraser grave adds another layer to the day.

Glen Ord Distillery is your final stop. A complimentary whisky tasting is part of the tour. You can buy bottles if you want to take something home. Before that, you meet Highland cattle at a farm: a small moment that breaks up the day and gives you a chance to pick up last-minute gifts. The whole route runs six hours in an air-conditioned vehicle with a guide who knows the Outlander connections and the history behind them.

What’s included

• Air-conditioned vehicle with a live English-speaking guide.
• complimentary whisky tasting at Glen Ord Distillery.
• time at Clava Cairns, Culloden Battlefield, Urquhart Castle, Beauly Priory and a Highland cattle farm.
• hotel or port pickup.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:30Last departure this season: 31 Oct

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be included in the booking

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 2 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcome

Operated by Highland Discovery Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want a guide who knows which Outlander filming locations are reliably open year-round and can adjust the route if you'd rather linger at one site or swap in something else.

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Top questions

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What happens at Culloden Battlefield on this tour?

Culloden Battlefield is where you walk the ground of the 1746 battle and find the Fraser Stone marking where clan members fell. A 4D cinema experience puts you in the middle of the fighting so you see what the battle was actually like. Admission to the battlefield visitor centre is separate from the tour price.

Does the tour include entry to Urquhart Castle?

Urquhart Castle admission is not included in the tour. You visit the castle and walk its ruins and the Loch Ness shoreline, but you pay separately if you want to go inside the visitor facilities or access restricted areas.

What is Clava Cairns and why does the tour start there?

Clava Cairns is a standing stone in the Highlands that Outlander uses as the mechanism for Claire's time travel. You touch the stone at the start of the day. It is the narrative anchor for the whole tour and the reason the route connects these particular sites.

Is the whisky tasting at Glen Ord Distillery included?

Yes, a complimentary whisky tasting at Glen Ord Distillery is included in the tour. You can purchase bottles to take with you, but the tasting itself is part of what you get.

What is the minimum age for this tour?

The minimum age is 18. This is a requirement for the whisky tasting at Glen Ord Distillery.