Film and TV trail

Outlander in Scotland

The first series of Outlander was shot around Scotland, using castles, villages and forests that you can visit. Culloden, where the story turns, is a real battlefield near Inverness.

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Culloden battlefield moor near Inverness
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where the first series was filmed

Studio work was done at Wardpark near Cumbernauld, with location shoots at Doune Castle near Stirling, mills in East Linton, Newtonmore, Rothiemurchus Forest near Aviemore, quarries near Bathgate and Aberfoyle, Linlithgow Palace, Loch Rannoch, and Falkland and Culross in Fife. [1] Later series used places such as Kinloch Rannoch, Paisley, The Hermitage near Dunkeld and Bridge of Allan. [1]

  • Doune Castle is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland and has also appeared in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Game of Thrones. [2]
  • Falkland and Culross are historic villages in Fife: see our St Andrews and Fife guide.
  • Newtonmore and Rothiemurchus are in the Cairngorms: see our Cairngorms guide.
Reconstructed buildings at the Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Culloden

In the story, Jamie fights at the Battle of Culloden. [1] The battlefield is near Inverness: our Inverness guide covers getting there.

From Edinburgh or Glasgow

Doune, Linlithgow and the Fife villages are all day trips from Edinburgh or Glasgow; our day trips page covers transport. For a longer route north, combine the Cairngorms with the Highlands.

Pine forest at Rothiemurchus near Aviemore
Photo: User ML5, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Quick answers

Which castle was used in Outlander?

Doune Castle near Stirling was among the first series' locations, along with Linlithgow Palace. [1] [2]

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  1. Outlander (TV series) (opens in new tab), Wikipedia, read 2 November 2026
  2. Doune Castle (opens in new tab), Historic Environment Scotland, read 2 November 2026