Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,905,537,907 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Culloden Moor

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Cul·lo·den Moor  (k-ldn, -lôdn)
A moor in northern Scotland east of Inverness. It was the site of the final defeat of the Highland Jacobites by English forces (April 16, 1746).
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
1746: Flora MacDonald helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape to the Isle of Skye after his defeat at Culloden Moor.
On this day by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Byline: EUAN McLEAN reports INVERNESS CT 1 CELTIC 2 CULLODEN moor is just up the road from here but the Inverness pitch has been a dangerous enough battleground for Celtic over the years.
ONLY CROCK 'N ROLL BUT CELTS LIKE IT; PREMIER LEAGUE by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
They made up a section of the front line on Culloden moor on April 16, 1746 under the Duke of Perth and were heavily outnumbered out-gunned and defeated.
How the Celtic McClean clan came to spend 233 years in a seaside ... by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.