A quietly atmospheric Highland battle site Jack Lowden picks for sheer landscape.
Glen Shiel Memorial
A quietly powerful spot in the Highlands, marking a decisive battle in the Jacobite risings. Jack Lowden's recommendation is not for what's there, which is little more than a few information boards, but for what surrounds it.
"Glen Shiel Battle Site, Highlands. A lesser known historical site, and there's nothing actually there other than a few information boards, but its setting is epic. A very decisive battle in the 1715 Jacobite rising took place there, and imagining anyone fighting in such a beautiful landscape is nuts. The path the A87 takes from Invergarry to here and then onto finally the Isle of Skye is one of the great stretches of road in Scotland. But the hills, THE HILLS are just breathtaking. So atmospheric and intimidating."
