EP 162 - The Ghosts of Culloden Moor | Scotland

Hometown Ghost Stories

Places & Travel, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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In 1746, Culloden Moor saw the Jacobite Rising’s final battle. British forces crushed Bonnie Prince Charlie’s army, killing over 1,500 Jacobites, ending the Stuart claim. Today, visitors report ghostly Highlanders, battle cries, and a weeping soldier’s spirit haunting the moor’s somber graves. Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkins https://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-Q MERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week on Hometown Ghost Stories.
0:07.0	In 1746, Kaladin Moore saw the Jacobite Rising's final battle.
0:13.0	British forces crushed Bonnie Prince Charlie's army, killing over 1,500 Jacobites, ending
0:19.0	the Stuart claim.
0:27.4	Today, visitors to Kaladin report ghostly Highlanders, battle cries, and a weeping soldier's spirit,
0:29.7	haunting the Moore's somber graves.
0:35.5	This is hometown ghost stories, the ghosts of Kaladin-oden Moore, Scotland.
0:45.3	Hometown Ghost Stories contains serious and often distressing events and is not intended for all audiences.
0:48.3	Viewer discretion is advised.
0:51.3	They couldn't have asked for a better day for their field trip.
0:55.8	Mr. Wallace's fifth grade class arrived at the site of the Collodham battlefield right
1:00.0	at noon.
1:01.2	The sun shone brightly in a clear, endless blue sky, a warm breeze whispering through the air.
1:07.4	William was the first off the bus, followed immediately by the classmate that he least wanted to be around.
1:14.0	Edward.
1:15.2	Edward was the worst.
1:17.5	He was a know-it-all, a bully, a loudmouth, and a show-off.
1:22.5	William tried to avoid him by not making eye contact and standing off to the side of the bus while he waited for
1:27.5	his friends, Angus and Rory.
1:29.8	What are you doing over the hour, William?
1:32.1	Edward's taunting voice rang out.
1:34.5	Unfortunately, the eye contact strategy didn't work.
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