After a family funeral in Inverness this summer, we made a very brief tour of the battlefield at Culloden. It suited our sombre mood. The bench above, with its Gaelic inscription, is dedicated as follows to Gordon Thom:

Around the bench were memorials to the fallen, on both sides.

This is Leanach Cottage. A cannon ball is said to have been recovered from its turf wall more than a century ago.

I’m linking this post to Jude’s Bench Series which, for November, is looking for benches with a message.