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Retired Couple Latest ‘Victims’ of Culloden

A retired couple, who dress as Jacobites and are often seen on the streets of Inverness, have been told to sling their hook by with the National Trust for Scotland who felt their replica weapons posed a threat.  This almost 300 years after the battle of Culloden the doughty pair who show visitors the battlefield have fallen foul of health and safety: And an NTS lady with a clipboard.

Over the Sea to Skye? Or Going Postal?

Sandy Hastings and her husband are Canada born but adopted Scots  and they are proud of their heritage and twice a month for the last twenty years they have taken to the Inverness battlefield in their full Jacobite costumes posing for visitors with their homemade weapons.

There they entertain tourists, pose for photos and tell tales of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the King Over The Water, and his claims to the thrones of Scotland, England, France and Ireland. Sandy’s husband Ed, who is of Scots descent, was a postman back home in Canada. So it was obviously a case of the National Trust for Scotland lady thinking Ed might go postal!

Rampant Suspicion

However, suspicion about the nature of the ban is rampant as the NTS has its own Culloden Experience, including a virtual reality film, where visitors are put at the centre of the action, and tours of the battlefield.: A bit of re-enactment competition  perhaps? And hundreds of weapon-wielding Jacobites will descend on Culloden next April for the anniversary of the battle all sponsored by agencies affiliated with the NTS. Obviously no postmen included in that re-enacted battle!

No Re-Enactment Here

Well we can offer our own Scottish experience here and we promise not to ban you from anywhere anytime soon. We have some of the best of Scotland and nary a replica insight. Try the lovely Thistle Range, symbol of proud Scots everywhere. It is mostly on offer and that’s grand I say.

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